Good water quality
Torkar Bay
Current Water Quality
Safeswim modelling predicts that the water quality at this location is suitable for swimming.
Surf life saving
Beach not lifeguarded
If someone in the water is in trouble:
Dial 111 and ask for the Police.
Forecast
Water and weather
Water temp: 17.4°C
Low Risk
High Risk
Wastewater overflow
ThuNow
18.3°CCloudy
NNE15km/h
Thu11am
18.2°CCloudy
NNE12km/h
Thu1pm
18.1°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Thu3pm
17.9°CCloudy
NNE8km/h
Thu5pm
17°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Thu7pm
18.8°CCloudy
N11km/h
Thu9pm
20.4°CCloudy
N13km/h
Fri5am
19.8°CCloudy
W9km/h
Fri7am
19°CStorm
NE10km/h
Fri9am
18.7°CCloudy
NNE15km/h
Fri11am
18.7°CCloudy
NNE11km/h
Fri1pm
18.5°CCloudy
NNE18km/h
Fri3pm
18.3°CStorm
NNE21km/h
Fri5pm
17.6°CCloudy
NW11km/h
Fri7pm
18.9°CShowers
NE9km/h
Fri9pm
19.2°CCloudy
NNE17km/h
Sat5am
18.5°CCloudy
WNW19km/h
Sat7am
17.4°CCloudy
NW16km/h
Sat9am
16.9°CSunny
NW12km/h
Sat11am
16.3°CCloudy
NW12km/h
Sat1pm
16°CCloudy
NW11km/h
Sat3pm
16.1°CCloudy
NW10km/h
Sat5pm
15.6°CCloudy
NW9km/h
Sat7pm
17.2°CCloudy
NW9km/h
Sat9pm
19.1°CSunny
NW14km/h
Tide
Currently outgoing
Thu
1:47pm
Low
0.78m
Thu
7:58pm
High
3.6m
Fri
2:08am
Low
0.71m
Fri
8:21am
High
3.75m
Fri
2:35pm
Low
0.63m
Fri
8:45pm
High
3.74m
Sat
2:55am
Low
0.62m
Sat
9:05am
High
3.85m
Sat
3:18pm
Low
0.51m
Sat
9:29pm
High
3.84m
Sun
3:37am
Low
0.56m
Sun
9:46am
High
3.89m
Beach Info
Torkar Beach is located at the mouth of the Waiuku River, situated in front of a busy camping ground. The beach offers toilets, picnic tables and a large grass reserve for family gatherings.
It is a 200m shelly sand inner harbour beach, with rock outcrops and a stone breakwater at the south end protecting it from the strong tidal current in the channel. There is no surf but breakwater eddies, strong currents and wind can catch out weak swimmers. There is a boat ramp by the Clarks Beach Yacht Club.
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Hazards
Boating area
Deep water
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Slipway
Submerged objects
Facilities
Boat ramp
Picnic area
Toilet block