Check the Beach

Whāngaimoana Beach

South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:49 pm
7 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.6
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
Now
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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
18°C65°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
32 km/hmph W
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:49 pm
Today
4.5Fair7 am53
4.5Fair8 am21
5.6Good9 am00
6.5Good10 am21
7.0Great11 am32
7.1Great12 pm64
6.8Good1 pm74
7.0Great2 pm64
5.2Fair3 pm64
6.6Good4 pm74
6.7Good5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm42
6.9GoodNow32
Sat
5.1Fair7 am2012
4.8Fair8 am2113
4.3Fair9 am2515
4.7Fair10 am2616
3.4Poor11 am2918
3.7Poor12 pm2918
3.7Poor1 pm2918
4.2Fair2 pm3018
4.3Fair3 pm3018
4.0Fair4 pm2717
4.5Fair5 pm2516
4.5Fair6 pm2415
4.3Fair7 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.4 m. High at 3 am, 0.6 m. Low at 9 am, -0.4 m. High at 3 pm, 0.7 mLow 9 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 3 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 9 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.7 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
58 km36 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 98%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 10%