Chart 1:   General weather conditions, average day temperature (with min and max) and wind speed.

 

Chart 2:  Vital weather and surf conditions at Opoutere Beach for the next 48 hours.

 

Chart 3:  High and low tide times.  They are taken from the nearest tide station at Slipper Island, around 4 Km offshore.  The data should be reasonably accurate to the North as far as Hahei, and to the South as far as Waihi Beach.

 

Add approximately 1 hour 20 mins for tide times on the Kaiaua Coast, including Ray's Rest,  Whakatīwai, Matingarahi, Ōrere Point, and Tapapakanga.

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The NIWA TIDE FORECASTER gives high and low tide times in any other location for up to a month in advance.  It also includes King Tide warnings.

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