Check the Beach

Pink Beach

Waikato, New Zealand

Pink Beach 2 photos

  • Rabbit island in Opito Bay

    Rabbit island in Opito Bay. Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Opito bay - 201106

    Opito bay - 201106. Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
5.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.4Great7 am85
7.4Great8 am64
7.4Great9 am53
7.4Great10 am11
7.4Great11 am42
7.5Great12 pm85
7.6Great1 pm127
7.7Great2 pm106
7.7Great3 pm95
7.7Great4 pm106
7.7Great5 pm128
7.6Great6 pm149
7.6Great7 pm148
Sat
5.0Fair7 am32
5.0Fair8 am21
5.3Fair9 am53
5.8Good10 am117
5.2Fair11 am1811
4.9Fair12 pm2113
6.1Good1 pm2415
6.5Good2 pm2515
6.2Good3 pm2516
6.2Good4 pm2616
6.7Good5 pm2515
7.0Great6 pm2113
7.3Great7 pm1912
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, -0.5 m. High at 6 pm, 0.8 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.5 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, -0.5 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.2 km5.1 miKūaotunu (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 95%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 20%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 41%