Kowhai Beach
Northland · New Zealand
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Kowhai Beach is a E-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches NE–SE swell, and offshore SW–NW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.9°C (60.6°F) on average
Jan
19.6°C
67.3°F · 17.7–21.6°C
Feb
20.7°C
69.3°F · 19.7–22°C
Mar
20.4°C
68.7°F · 19.1–21.7°C
Apr
19.7°C
67.5°F · 17.9–21.6°C
May
18.3°C
64.9°F · 16.2–20.7°C
Jun
16.6°C
61.9°F · 15.5–18.1°C
Jul
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.8–16.4°C
Aug
15.2°C
59.4°F · 14.3–15.9°C
Sep
15.3°C
59.5°F · 14.3–16.8°C
Oct
15.9°C
60.6°F · 14.5–17.2°C
Nov
17°C
62.6°F · 15.5–18.6°C
Dec
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.8–20.7°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NE–SE
Best wind
SW–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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