Check the Beach

Surf beach

Hauraki District, Waikato, New Zealand

Surf beach 2 photos

  • Whiritoa Beach

    Whiritoa Beach. Kansaikiwi, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Holiday accommodation new zealand-1070004

    Holiday accommodation new zealand-1070004. QFSE Media, CC BY-SA 3.0 nz. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 7:41 pm
7 am
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:41 pm
Today
7.0Great7 am1610
7.2Great8 am149
7.2Great9 am106
7.6Great10 am64
7.8Great11 am32
7.7Great12 pm117
7.4Great1 pm149
7.5Great2 pm127
7.5Great3 pm117
7.5Great4 pm117
7.5Great5 pm127
7.5Great6 pm117
7.5Great7 pm106
Sat
7.4Great7 am64
7.4Great8 am11
7.4Great9 am32
7.5Great10 am85
7.5Great11 am128
6.3Good12 pm1610
5.4Fair1 pm1711
5.3Fair2 pm1610
5.3Fair3 pm149
6.2Good4 pm128
6.9Good5 pm117
7.9Great6 pm106
7.9Great7 pm117
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 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 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

  • Restrooms250 m800 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables130 m410 ft away
  • Playground190 m630 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
330 m0.2 miWhiritoa (village)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miThames Aerodrome (TMZ)

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

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 29%