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Matarangi Beach

Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, New Zealand

No photo of Matarangi Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 7:41 pm
7 am
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C55°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NE
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:41 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am106
7.4Great8 am75
7.4Great9 am63
7.9Great10 am21
8.2Great11 am53
8.4Great12 pm127
8.3Great1 pm138
8.4Great2 pm128
8.5Excellent3 pm127
8.4Great4 pm117
8.3Great5 pm127
8.0Great6 pm117
7.6Great7 pm95
Sat
6.5Good7 am21
7.4Great8 am11
7.6Great9 am53
7.7Great10 am95
6.5Good11 am106
7.4Great12 pm117
7.5Great1 pm127
7.1Great2 pm117
8.0Great3 pm117
7.9Great4 pm106
8.5Excellent5 pm127
8.1Great6 pm149
7.9Great7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.6 m. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 11 am, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, 0.8 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 550 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1 km0.6 miMatarangi (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)

Nearby places

  • The Dunes RestaurantFood and drink
    550 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Matarangi Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 95%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 41%