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Sunset Beach

Waikato District, Waikato, New Zealand

Sunset Beach 2 photos

  • Cloudy sunset over the sand dunes (Unsplash)

    Cloudy sunset over the sand dunes (Unsplash). Petr Vyšohlíd pvysohlid, CC0. Source

  • Sunset beach (Unsplash)

    Sunset beach (Unsplash). Petr Vyšohlíd pvysohlid, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:46 pm
7 am
4.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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
14°C57°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
64 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:46 pm
Today
4.1Fair7 am117
4.5Fair8 am127
5.3Fair9 am106
5.2Fair10 am85
6.7Good11 am75
5.4Fair12 pm85
6.6Good1 pm106
6.1Good2 pm1610
6.2Good3 pm159
6.7Good4 pm138
6.8Good5 pm128
6.7Good6 pm127
6.6Good7 pm117
Sat
4.3Fair7 am64
4.3Fair8 am74
6.3Good9 am42
6.5Good10 am64
5.3Fair11 am95
5.4Fair12 pm138
4.5Fair1 pm1610
5.7Good2 pm1510
6.5Good3 pm159
6.7Good4 pm149
6.5Good5 pm149
6.1Good6 pm138
5.3Fair7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -1.1 m. High at 8 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 mLow 2 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • 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.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 49%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miPort Waikato (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miArdmore Aerodrome (AMZ)

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

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