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Whatuwhiwhi

Current Water Quality

Good water quality

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

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Beach not lifeguarded

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Forecast

Water and weather

Water temp: 17.6°C

Low Risk

High Risk

Wastewater overflow

ThuNow
17.8°CCloudy
N11km/h
Thu11am
17.3°CCloudy
N12km/h
Thu1pm
17.6°CCloudy
N12km/h
Thu3pm
17.7°CCloudy
NNW15km/h
Thu5pm
17.7°CCloudy
NNW14km/h
Thu7pm
18.6°CCloudy
NNW12km/h
Thu9pm
20.9°CCloudy
N14km/h
Fri5am
19.6°CStorm
N23km/h
Fri7am
18.8°CShowers
N20km/h
Fri9am
18.4°CCloudy
N22km/h
Fri11am
18°CShowers
N23km/h
Fri1pm
17.9°CShowers
N27km/h
Fri3pm
18.1°CCloudy
N28km/h
Fri5pm
17.7°CCloudy
N21km/h
Fri7pm
18.1°CCloudy
NNW19km/h
Fri9pm
19.7°CCloudy
NW17km/h
Sat5am
19.5°CSunny
NW16km/h
Sat7am
17.3°CSunny
WNW13km/h
Sat9am
16.3°CSunny
WNW10km/h
Sat11am
15.5°CCloudy
NW8km/h
Sat1pm
15.4°CCloudy
WNW8km/h
Sat3pm
15.3°CCloudy
WNW8km/h
Sat5pm
14.8°CCloudy
WNW8km/h
Sat7pm
16.2°CCloudy
W6km/h
Sat9pm
18.7°CCloudy
S2km/h

Tide

Currently low

Thu

10:45am

Low

0.54m

Thu

4:55pm

High

1.98m

Thu

11:00pm

Low

0.58m

Fri

5:15am

High

2.12m

Fri

11:35am

Low

0.47m

Fri

5:49pm

High

2.04m

Fri

11:52pm

Low

0.57m

Sat

6:01am

High

2.13m

Sat

12:20pm

Low

0.4m

Sat

6:37pm

High

2.1m

Sun

12:40am

Low

0.57m

Sun

6:44am

High

2.13m

Beach Info

Parakerake Beach is a sheltered beach located adjacent to the Whatuwhiwhi Top Ten Holiday Park, in Doubtless Bay. It is suitable for swimming, kayaking, fishing and boating. There is plenty of parking for day visitors and boats are able to be launched from the beach. Tidal currents and changes in water depth are the common hazards. The severity of these hazards changes with the rise and fall of the tide, so beachgoers need to be aware of this. Beach users should also be aware of deep water, diving into shallow water and submerged objects. There is no Lifeguard Service, so all water users should exercise caution when entering the water for any activity.

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Hazards

Boating area

Deep water

Rip Currents

Sewage effluent outfall

Shallow water

Slipway

Submerged objects

Sudden drop in water depth

Facilities

Boat ramp

Onsite camping

Parking

Picnic area

Toilet block

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