Pāpāmoa Beach
Bay of Plenty · New Zealand
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Pāpāmoa Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches NW–NE swell, and offshore SE–SW winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.6°C (60.1°F) on average
Jan
20.1°C
68.2°F · 17.6–23.2°C
Feb
21.3°C
70.3°F · 20.2–22.5°C
Mar
20.7°C
69.3°F · 19–22°C
Apr
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.4–21.1°C
May
18.1°C
64.6°F · 16.9–19.6°C
Jun
16.4°C
61.5°F · 15.4–17.6°C
Jul
15.3°C
59.5°F · 14.2–16.2°C
Aug
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.9–15.5°C
Sep
14.8°C
58.6°F · 14.2–15.7°C
Oct
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.5–18.1°C
Nov
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.5–19.7°C
Dec
18.6°C
65.5°F · 16.2–20.8°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
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
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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