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Paraparaumu Beach

Kāpiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand

Paraparaumu Beach 5 photos

  • Paraparaumu Beach

    Paraparaumu Beach. Gurtej Singh, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Pipe at Paraparaumu Beach

    Pipe at Paraparaumu Beach. Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sunset over Kapiti Island - panoramio

    Sunset over Kapiti Island - panoramio. DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Kapiti Island Nature Tours boat Paraparaumu DSCN6972

    Kapiti Island Nature Tours boat Paraparaumu DSCN6972. AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Kapiti Island Nature Tours boat Paraparaumu DSCN6974

    Kapiti Island Nature Tours boat Paraparaumu DSCN6974. AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:49 pm
7 am
7.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
Now
7.5
2 km/h1 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
16°C61°F
Wind
21 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:49 pm
Today
7.1Great7 am11
7.1Great8 am53
7.2Great9 am96
7.3Great10 am85
7.4Great11 am95
7.5Great12 pm95
7.6Great1 pm74
7.7Great2 pm64
7.8Great3 pm42
7.8Great4 pm42
7.7Great5 pm32
7.7Great6 pm21
7.5GreatNow21
Sat
4.7Fair7 am1912
3.7Poor8 am2113
2.3Poor9 am2314
1.8Poor10 am2314
1.7Poor11 am2314
1.6Poor12 pm2314
1.8Poor1 pm2314
1.8Poor2 pm2415
1.9Poor3 pm2415
2.1Poor4 pm2415
2.7Poor5 pm2314
3.3Poor6 pm2315
4.3Fair7 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 mHigh 8 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 8 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 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

  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m220 ftManly Street at Arthur Street
Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miParaparaumu (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miKapiti Coast Airport (PPQ)

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.

  • Sat4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 100%
  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 61%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 80%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 53%
  • Thu2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 65%