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Whiritoa Beach

Current Water Quality

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No lifeguards on duty

We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.

Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sun, 8 Nov
No lifeguards on duty

Forecast

Weather

Water temp: 16.8°C

ThuNow
14.4°CCloudy
NNE4km/h
Thu11am
15°CCloudy
N4km/h
Thu1pm
14.4°CCloudy
NNE4km/h
Thu3pm
14.4°CShowers
NE5km/h
Thu5pm
14.5°CCloudy
NNE8km/h
Thu7pm
15.9°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Thu9pm
19.1°CCloudy
NNW11km/h
Fri5am
19.2°CShowers
N22km/h
Fri7am
16.3°CCloudy
N17km/h
Fri9am
15.6°CRain
N16km/h
Fri11am
16.3°CRain
N17km/h
Fri1pm
16.5°CCloudy
N13km/h
Fri3pm
16.4°CRain
NNE14km/h
Fri5pm
16°CCloudy
NNE24km/h
Fri7pm
16.3°CCloudy
N25km/h
Fri9pm
17.7°CShowers
N28km/h
Sat5am
18.6°CCloudy
NNE17km/h
Sat7am
16°CCloudy
N9km/h
Sat9am
14.7°CRain
NW10km/h
Sat11am
13.7°CCloudy
WNW8km/h
Sat1pm
12.8°CCloudy
NW7km/h
Sat3pm
12.1°CCloudy
NW9km/h
Sat5pm
12°CCloudy
NW9km/h
Sat7pm
14.4°CCloudy
NNW9km/h
Sat9pm
17.8°CShowers
NNW11km/h

Tide

Currently incoming

Thu

3:52pm

High

1.75m

Thu

9:57pm

Low

0.49m

Fri

4:11am

High

1.86m

Fri

10:32am

Low

0.39m

Fri

4:47pm

High

1.78m

Fri

10:52pm

Low

0.49m

Sat

5:01am

High

1.85m

Sat

11:20am

Low

0.36m

Sat

5:37pm

High

1.83m

Sat

11:42pm

Low

0.49m

Sun

5:48am

High

1.84m

Beach Info

Whiritoa can be very busy on hot summer days with a large number of beach users in the water. All beach users should be careful during swells of one metre and over as strong rips and currents will form and there can also be a heavy shore dump. Swimmers are advised to stay in the patrol area.

Hazards

Deep water

Large surf

Rip Currents

Shallow water

Submerged objects

Sudden drop in water depth

Facilities

Parking

Picnic area

Shops nearby

Shower

Toilet block

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