Check the Beach

Surf beach

Waikato, New Zealand

No photo of Surf beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
5.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C61°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
5.8Good7 am127
7.4Great8 am96
7.4Great9 am64
7.6Great10 am42
8.1Great11 am43
8.3Great12 pm106
8.3Great1 pm138
8.4Great2 pm128
8.4Great3 pm128
8.4Great4 pm127
8.3Great5 pm117
8.0Great6 pm96
7.7GreatNow85
Sat
7.4Great7 am21
7.4Great8 am11
7.7Great9 am21
8.0Great10 am32
7.8Great11 am42
6.7Good12 pm43
7.0Great1 pm43
6.2Good2 pm32
6.3Good3 pm21
7.2Great4 pm53
8.0Great5 pm85
8.4Great6 pm117
8.0Great7 pm138
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 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 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

  • Restrooms200 m650 ft away
  • Showers160 m540 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m730 ft
  • Picnic tables310 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground240 m780 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
780 m0.5 miOnemana (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miThames Aerodrome (TMZ)

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 Surf beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.4 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 29%