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Rainbow Falls

Current Water Quality

Good water quality

Safeswim modelling predicts that the water quality at this location is suitable for swimming.

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Forecast

Water and weather

Water temp: Unavailable

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High Risk

Wastewater overflow

ThuNow
18°CCloudy
NW10km/h
Thu11am
17.7°CCloudy
NW9km/h
Thu1pm
17.2°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Thu3pm
16.7°CCloudy
NNW8km/h
Thu5pm
17.4°CCloudy
NNW10km/h
Thu7pm
18.6°CCloudy
NNW10km/h
Thu9pm
20.1°CCloudy
NNW16km/h
Fri5am
19.7°CShowers
N19km/h
Fri7am
19.3°CCloudy
N11km/h
Fri9am
18.8°CStorm
N15km/h
Fri11am
18.2°CCloudy
N16km/h
Fri1pm
17.9°CRain
N17km/h
Fri3pm
17.4°CRain
NNW19km/h
Fri5pm
17.8°CRain
N11km/h
Fri7pm
18.4°CCloudy
N12km/h
Fri9pm
18.9°CCloudy
NW15km/h
Sat5am
19.8°CCloudy
NW19km/h
Sat7am
17.9°CSunny
NW16km/h
Sat9am
16.4°CSunny
NW11km/h
Sat11am
15.5°CCloudy
NW10km/h
Sat1pm
15.1°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Sat3pm
14.5°CCloudy
NW9km/h
Sat5pm
13.6°CCloudy
WNW9km/h
Sat7pm
15.7°CCloudy
WNW7km/h
Sat9pm
19.2°CCloudy
WNW5km/h
Beach Info

The Kerikeri River rises in the Puketi Forest inland from Kerikeri and flows into the western extremity of the Bay Of Islands at the Kerikeri inlet. The Rainbow Falls walk leads from the carpark off Rainbow Falls Road to the Waianiwaniwa Falls which are located in the Rainbow Falls Scenic Reserve. The popular Kerikeri River Track leads downstream to the Kerikeri basin by The Stone Store and the Misson House.

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Cold water

Deep water

Reduced buoyancy

Rip Currents

Shallow water

Slippery rocks

Submerged objects

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Parking

Picnic area

Toilet block

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