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Beach Weather Today in Whangapoua Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

Today will be dry with no rain showers. Expect some sunshine and occasionally cloudy periods with an average cloud cover of 52%.

The winds will be side shore and very strong at 44kmh from the South West. The strong winds will make the temperatures feel colder.

Whangapoua Beach faces East and sunset will be over the land behind the beach at 05:46 PM. The skies should be fairly clear at that time, ideal for a sunset.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Whangapoua Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will be dry and Sunday will have 1.7mm of rain. Expect only occasional sunny spells and lots of clouds with an average cloud cover of 70%.

WHANGAPOUA BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:01 AM 05:46 PM

08:13 AM

08:29 PM

Sat 15th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°
51%	23%	21%	61%	33%	100%	43%	91%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

07:00 AM 05:46 PM

08:38 AM

09:34 PM

Sun 16th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	12°	10°
97%	82%	85%	66%	78%	100%	100%	100%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	1.0mm	0.6mm	0.1mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

06:59 AM 05:47 PM

09:04 AM

10:37 PM

Mon 17th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

9°	10°	10°	9°	10°	11°	12°	12°
100%	100%	19%	6%	10%	8%	21%	3%
0.8mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:58 AM 05:48 PM

09:31 AM

11:40 PM

Tue 18th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	12°	13°
0%	0%	2%	4%	6%	20%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:57 AM 05:49 PM

10:01 AM

No moonset

Wed 19th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	13°	13°	13°
0%	0%	0%	0%	3%	3%	60%	70%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:55 AM 05:49 PM

10:35 AM

12:42 AM

Thu 20th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°
2%	85%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	88%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

06:54 AM 05:50 PM

11:14 AM

01:43 AM

Fri 21st August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

13°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	14°
52%	80%	0%	0%	0%	0%	72%	57%
0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

07:01 AM 05:46 PM

08:13 AM

08:29 PM

Sat 15th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
17 kmh	26 kmh	31 kmh	28 kmh	23 kmh	28 kmh	40 kmh	44 kmh

1.0m	1.3m	1.1m	0.8m	0.8m	0.8m	1.1m	1.3m

7.1s	7.1s	8.6s	7.4s	7.9s	8.3s	8.5s	8.4s

07:00 AM 05:46 PM

08:38 AM

09:34 PM

Sun 16th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
42 kmh	40 kmh	39 kmh	36 kmh	27 kmh	19 kmh	39 kmh	53 kmh

1.6m	1.7m	1.6m	1.4m	1.1m	1.2m	1.1m	1.0m

8.3s	8.2s	8.1s	8.1s	8.0s	7.9s	8.2s	8.3s

06:59 AM 05:47 PM

09:04 AM

10:37 PM

Mon 17th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
40 kmh	41 kmh	38 kmh	40 kmh	37 kmh	34 kmh	39 kmh	39 kmh

1.6m	1.3m	1.7m	1.6m	1.3m	1.1m	0.9m	0.9m

8.0s	15.9s	8.4s	15.8s	8.7s	8.4s	8.5s	8.4s

06:58 AM 05:48 PM

09:31 AM

11:40 PM

Tue 18th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
32 kmh	34 kmh	24 kmh	25 kmh	24 kmh	24 kmh	16 kmh	19 kmh

1.2m	1.2m	1.4m	1.4m	1.0m	0.7m	0.6m	0.9m

8.4s	8.4s	8.5s	8.5s	8.5s	8.5s	8.5s	8.5s

06:57 AM 05:49 PM

10:01 AM

No moonset

Wed 19th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
17 kmh	26 kmh	34 kmh	33 kmh	32 kmh	20 kmh	27 kmh	29 kmh

0.9m	1.4m	1.2m	1.0m	1.0m	0.7m	0.6m	0.7m

8.3s	6.5s	10.4s	10.2s	6.3s	8.4s	8.4s	8.5s

06:55 AM 05:49 PM

10:35 AM

12:42 AM

Thu 20th August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
28 kmh	23 kmh	15 kmh	9 kmh	9 kmh	2 kmh	7 kmh	9 kmh

0.3m	0.3m	0.2m	0.2m	0.2m	0.2m	0.3m	0.3m

8.8s	9.0s	9.0s	8.8s	8.5s	8.4s	8.5s	8.5s

06:54 AM 05:50 PM

11:14 AM

01:43 AM

Fri 21st August

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
13 kmh	19 kmh	17 kmh	12 kmh	10 kmh	8 kmh	14 kmh	15 kmh

0.4m	0.5m	0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.3m	0.5m

8.5s	8.6s	8.5s	8.4s	8.3s	8.3s	8.4s	8.4s

07:01 AM 05:46 PM

08:13 AM

08:29 PM

Sat 15th August

2:28 AM	8:37 AM	2:45 PM	8:58 PM

0.08	2.02	0.11	2.12

07:00 AM 05:46 PM

08:38 AM

09:34 PM

Sun 16th August

3:14 AM	9:24 AM	3:31 PM	9:42 PM

0.07	2.01	0.15	2.06

06:59 AM 05:47 PM

09:04 AM

10:37 PM

Mon 17th August

3:58 AM	10:10 AM	4:17 PM	10:26 PM

0.10	1.97	0.22	1.98

06:58 AM 05:48 PM

09:31 AM

11:40 PM

Tue 18th August

4:42 AM	10:56 AM	5:03 PM	11:10 PM

0.16	1.91	0.32	1.88

06:57 AM 05:49 PM

10:01 AM

No moonset

Wed 19th August

5:27 AM	11:43 AM	5:50 PM	11:55 PM

0.25	1.83	0.44	1.78

06:55 AM 05:49 PM

10:35 AM

12:42 AM

Thu 20th August

6:12 AM	12:32 PM	6:40 PM

0.35	1.76	0.56

06:54 AM 05:50 PM

11:14 AM

01:43 AM

Fri 21st August

12:43 AM	7:01 AM	1:25 PM	7:34 PM

1.68	0.46	1.70	0.66

Sat 15th August

14°
0.0mm
24kmh SSW
52%

Sun 16th August

14°
1.7mm
26kmh SW
88%

Mon 17th August

12°
0.8mm
39kmh S
33%

Tue 18th August

13°
0.0mm
26kmh SSW
4%

Wed 19th August

13°
0.0mm
32kmh SSW
17%

Thu 20th August

13°
0.0mm
9kmh SSW
21%

Fri 21st August

14°
0.1mm
9kmh W
32%

Sat 22nd August

14°
0.1mm
20kmh W
32%

Sun 23rd August

15°
0.0mm
29kmh NW
30%

Mon 24th August

15°
2.7mm
43kmh NNW
61%

Tue 25th August

14°
0.0mm
28kmh WSW
32%

Wed 26th August

14°
4.3mm
15kmh NNW
70%

Thu 27th August

14°
1.0mm
23kmh E
66%

Fri 28th August

15°
0.8mm
23kmh NW
45%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Whangapoua Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 13° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be 8 days of very light rain with an average of 1.4mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 42%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Whangapoua Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Taking a Holiday at Whangapoua Beach, Great Barrier Island, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand

Experience a serene and picturesque holiday at Whangapoua Beach, situated on Great Barrier Island in the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. This beautiful destination offers an idyllic escape from the hustle and bustle of city life, allowing you to unwind and reconnect with nature.

Beach Type

Whangapoua Beach is known for its stunning white sand that feels powdery soft beneath your feet. The clear blue waters gently lap the shore, creating a tranquil atmosphere perfect for relaxation. The beach also features rocky areas and a nearby reef, making it an ideal spot for snorkeling and diving enthusiasts who are eager to explore the diverse marine life that calls this area home.

Beach Activities

Whangapoua Beach's crystal clear waters and abundant marine life make it a popular destination for snorkeling and diving. The rocky areas and nearby reef provide excellent opportunities to observe colorful fish species, coral formations, and other underwater wonders.

In addition to water sports, visitors can enjoy beachcombing along the pristine shoreline, which often yields interesting seashells and other treasures. The beach is also perfect for sunbathing or enjoying a leisurely picnic with friends or family.

If you are interested in exploring beyond the beach itself, there are several walking tracks in the area that take you through lush native forest or to nearby Harataonga Bay.

Accommodations

While there aren't any large resorts or hotels directly on Whangapoua Beach, Great Barrier Island has a range of accommodations available. Options include lodges like Medlands Beach Backpackers Lodge, self-contained units such as Mount St Paul Estate, or holiday homes like Harataonga Bay House.

Areas to Stay In

The areas around Medlands Beach and Tryphena are popular choices for visitors looking for accommodations near Whangapoua Beach. These locations offer easy access to both Whangapoua and other stunning beaches on the island, as well as a range of eateries and local shops. Staying in these areas allows you to fully immerse yourself in the laid-back island lifestyle and enjoy all that Great Barrier Island has to offer.

Beach Amenities

While Whangapoua Beach is relatively undeveloped, there are still several amenities available for visitors to enjoy:

Public restrooms
Picnic tables
Walking tracks
Limited parking

Keep in mind that as a remote destination, it's essential to be prepared by bringing your own food, drinks, and beach gear. The pristine beauty of Whangapoua Beach makes it an unforgettable holiday destination that will leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.