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Karioitahi Beach

Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand

Karioitahi Beach 5 photos

  • Karioitahi Beach Sunset

    Karioitahi Beach Sunset. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Karioitahi Beach Sunset - panoramio

    Karioitahi Beach Sunset - panoramio. Tony Hugo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Karioitahi Beach - panoramio

    Karioitahi Beach - panoramio. Tony Hugo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Karioitahi Surf Life Saving Club House

    Karioitahi Surf Life Saving Club House. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Kario

    Kario. Dirtymagic86, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
4.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
Now
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
117 km/hmph SW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
4.0Fair7 am159
4.0Fair8 am159
4.3Fair9 am127
4.7Fair10 am106
6.1Good11 am106
6.1Good12 pm127
6.2Good1 pm149
6.0Good2 pm138
6.5Good3 pm128
6.5Good4 pm149
6.3Good5 pm1811
6.5Good6 pm159
6.7GoodNow117
Sat
4.4Fair7 am74
4.4Fair8 am74
4.5Fair9 am64
5.5Good10 am74
5.0Fair11 am117
4.7Fair12 pm1610
4.4Fair1 pm1711
5.6Good2 pm1610
6.3Good3 pm1510
6.4Good4 pm159
6.3Good5 pm159
5.6Good6 pm149
5.4Fair7 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 2 am, -1.1 m. High at 8 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 mHigh 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 2 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 20%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 20%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 98%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 57%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Karioitahi Beach

Karioitahi Beach is a sandy beach located in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It is 10209 meters long and is 41 kilometers from the nearest airport, Ardmore Aerodrome. Sunset Beach is a nearby beach located 8133 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Karioitahi Beach is a black sand beach located in the southwest of the Auckland region, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest major town is Waiuku, about 8 km inland.

It is a rugged and windswept environment, popular for activities including surfing, fishing, horse riding, off-road motorcycling and, most notably, paragliding.

Source: Karioitahi Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
8.9 km5.5 miWaiuku (town)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miArdmore Aerodrome (AMZ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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