Wharekaho Beach
Waikato, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
6 km/h4 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
- 64 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 2113 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 250 m830 ftWharekaho (village)
- Nearest airport
- 5 km3 miWhitianga Airport (WTZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ohuka Beach2.1 km1.3 mi south-west away7.9 Great
- Lonely bay beach3.5 km2.2 mi south away7.9 Great
- Whauwhau Beach3.7 km2.3 mi north-east away8.0 Great
- Buffalo Beach3.7 km2.3 mi south-west away7.9 Great
- Cooks Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south away7.9 Great
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Wharekaho Beach.
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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 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
- Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 95%
- Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 20%
- Thu6.1 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 41%