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Tinopai at Below Puapua Creek

Current Water Quality

Swimming not advised

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

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Forecast

Water and weather

Water temp: 17.3°C

Low Risk

High Risk

Wastewater overflow

ThuNow
17°CCloudy
N3km/h
Thu11am
16.8°CCloudy
NNW7km/h
Thu1pm
16.2°CCloudy
N9km/h
Thu3pm
15.7°CStorm
NNW11km/h
Thu5pm
14.9°CStorm
N12km/h
Thu7pm
16.8°CCloudy
N13km/h
Thu9pm
20.5°CShowers
N13km/h
Fri5am
18.8°CShowers
SSE2km/h
Fri7am
18.4°CStorm
NE3km/h
Fri9am
17.6°CCloudy
N11km/h
Fri11am
17.2°CCloudy
N14km/h
Fri1pm
17°CCloudy
NNE12km/h
Fri3pm
16.7°CShowers
NNE11km/h
Fri5pm
16.6°CCloudy
N13km/h
Fri7pm
17.6°CCloudy
N16km/h
Fri9pm
20°CCloudy
NNW19km/h
Sat5am
18.9°CSunny
WNW23km/h
Sat7am
16.6°CSunny
WNW20km/h
Sat9am
15.5°CShowers
NW18km/h
Sat11am
14.5°CCloudy
NW15km/h
Sat1pm
14°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Sat3pm
14°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Sat5pm
14°CCloudy
NNW11km/h
Sat7pm
15.7°CCloudy
N10km/h
Sat9pm
18.9°CCloudy
NW10km/h

Tide

Currently outgoing

Thu

1:49pm

Low

0.76m

Thu

8:00pm

High

3.53m

Fri

2:10am

Low

0.69m

Fri

8:23am

High

3.69m

Fri

2:37pm

Low

0.61m

Fri

8:48pm

High

3.67m

Sat

2:57am

Low

0.6m

Sat

9:08am

High

3.78m

Sat

3:21pm

Low

0.49m

Sat

9:32pm

High

3.77m

Sun

3:40am

Low

0.55m

Sun

9:49am

High

3.82m

Beach Info

Tinopai is a settlement in Komiti Bay, part of the Hukatere Peninsula in the northern Kaipara Harbour. It is a popular fishing and swimming spot with a general store, wharf, public toilets and boat ramp.

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Boating area

Sewage effluent outfall

Shallow water

Facilities

Parking

Picnic area

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