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Whangapoua Beach

Waikato, New Zealand

Whangapoua Beach 5 photos

  • New Chums Beach fisheye

    New Chums Beach fisheye. Piotr Zurek, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • New Chums beach Whangapoua Waikato

    New Chums beach Whangapoua Waikato. Piotr Zurek, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Whangapoua Beach and Pungapunga Island

    Whangapoua Beach and Pungapunga Island. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Whangapoua Sunset

    Whangapoua Sunset. Skyviewphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Whangapoua and bay Waikato

    Whangapoua and bay Waikato. Piotr Zurek, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm
7 am
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
12 km/h7 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
8.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
19°C67°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
127 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:40 pm
Today
7.3Great7 am106
7.4Great8 am75
7.4Great9 am63
7.9Great10 am21
8.2Great11 am53
8.4Great12 pm127
8.3Great1 pm138
8.4Great2 pm128
8.5Excellent3 pm127
8.4Great4 pm117
8.3GreatNow127
8.0Great6 pm117
7.6Great7 pm95
Sat
6.5Good7 am21
7.4Great8 am11
7.6Great9 am53
7.7Great10 am95
6.5Good11 am106
7.4Great12 pm117
7.5Great1 pm127
7.1Great2 pm117
8.0Great3 pm117
7.9Great4 pm106
8.5Excellent5 pm127
8.1Great6 pm149
7.9Great7 pm128
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, -0.6 mLow 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 11 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 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

  • Restrooms110 m370 ft away
  • Showers110 m360 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables90 m300 ft away
  • Playground100 m320 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
400 m0.2 miWhangapoua (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 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 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 90%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 41%