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Tairua Ocean Beach

Waikato, New Zealand

Tairua Ocean Beach 5 photos

  • Tairua Harbour 04

    Tairua Harbour 04. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Tairua Harbour 05

    Tairua Harbour 05. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cory Wright Drive in Tairua

    Cory Wright Drive in Tairua. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Mount Paku in Tairua

    Mount Paku in Tairua. Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • NZ110415 Mount Paku 01

    NZ110415 Mount Paku 01. Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
10 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 NNE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am127
7.4Great8 am85
7.8Great9 am42
8.0Great10 am53
8.0Great11 am95
8.4Great12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm106
8.5Excellent2 pm106
8.5Excellent3 pm106
8.4Great4 pm117
8.3Great5 pm117
8.0Great6 pm106
7.7GreatNow85
Sat
7.4Great7 am42
7.4Great8 am42
7.8Great9 am64
8.0Great10 am106
7.7Great11 am117
6.5Good12 pm128
6.9Good1 pm138
6.6Good2 pm149
7.1Great3 pm128
7.7Great4 pm106
8.4Great5 pm74
8.6Excellent6 pm43
8.3Great7 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 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

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 890 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables360 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miTairua (town)
Nearest airport
24 km15 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)

Nearby places

  • The Old Mill CafeFood and drink
    890 m0.6 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 Tairua Ocean Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 51%