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Thornton Beach
Current Water Quality
Please contact your local regional council for the most recent water quality information at this location.
Surf life saving
Beach not lifeguarded
If someone in the water is in trouble:
Dial 111 and ask for the Police.
Forecast
Weather
Water temp: 16.7°C
ThuNow
17.3°CCloudy
NE6km/h
Thu11am
17.1°CCloudy
NE6km/h
Thu1pm
16.8°CCloudy
NE4km/h
Thu3pm
16.4°CCloudy
NNE4km/h
Thu5pm
16.7°CCloudy
NNE5km/h
Thu7pm
17.4°CCloudy
NNE6km/h
Thu9pm
18.7°CCloudy
NNE9km/h
Fri5am
19.4°CCloudy
N16km/h
Fri7am
18.3°CRain
N10km/h
Fri9am
18.2°CCloudy
NNE9km/h
Fri11am
18°CRain
NNE12km/h
Fri1pm
17.9°CRain
NNE14km/h
Fri3pm
17.7°CRain
NNE11km/h
Fri5pm
17.4°CRain
NNE18km/h
Fri7pm
17.1°CCloudy
NNE19km/h
Fri9pm
17.8°CCloudy
NNE28km/h
Sat5am
17.7°CCloudy
NE16km/h
Sat7am
17.3°CCloudy
NNE23km/h
Sat9am
17.3°CStorm
N26km/h
Sat11am
16.7°CCloudy
N19km/h
Sat1pm
16.2°CCloudy
NNW12km/h
Sat3pm
15.8°CCloudy
NW6km/h
Sat5pm
14.4°CSunny
NNW7km/h
Sat7pm
16.1°CSunny
NW10km/h
Sat9pm
18.7°CSunny
NW11km/h
Tide
Currently incoming
Thu
3:49pm
High
1.74m
Thu
9:54pm
Low
0.48m
Fri
4:08am
High
1.85m
Fri
10:29am
Low
0.39m
Fri
4:44pm
High
1.78m
Fri
10:49pm
Low
0.49m
Sat
4:58am
High
1.84m
Sat
11:17am
Low
0.35m
Sat
5:34pm
High
1.82m
Sat
11:40pm
Low
0.48m
Sun
5:45am
High
1.83m
Beach Info
The beach is dangerous even when waves are small due to the strong currents that are formed by the Rangitaiki River mouth that pumps out a great deal of water causing strong rips and currents.
Hazards
Boating area
Deep water
Large surf
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Sudden drop in water depth
Facilities
BBQ
Boat ramp
Parking
Picnic area