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Waikawau Beach

Waikato, New Zealand

No photo of Waikawau Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 7:42 pm
7 am
7.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
15°C59°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
63 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:42 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am1711
7.1Great8 am1610
7.3Great9 am149
7.7Great10 am117
8.0Great11 am74
8.2Great12 pm21
8.5Excellent1 pm64
8.5Excellent2 pm64
8.5Excellent3 pm64
8.6Excellent4 pm64
8.5Excellent5 pm85
8.2Great6 pm117
7.9Great7 pm96
Sat
7.4Great7 am21
7.5Great8 am53
7.0Great9 am74
6.9Good10 am96
6.3Good11 am106
7.9Great12 pm117
7.7Great1 pm127
7.8Great2 pm127
8.0Great3 pm127
8.3Great4 pm127
8.5Excellent5 pm128
8.2Great6 pm138
8.0Great7 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.8 m. High at 5 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, 1.0 mLow 11 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 5 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.0 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 airport
22 km14 miCoromandel Airfield (CMV)

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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 37%