Te Awa a te Atua Beach
Bay of Plenty · New Zealand
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Te Awa a te Atua Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches NW–E swell, and offshore S–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: ~15.5°C (59.9°F) on average
Jan
20.1°C
68.2°F · 17.7–23.5°C
Feb
21.3°C
70.3°F · 20.2–22.7°C
Mar
20.7°C
69.3°F · 19.1–22.1°C
Apr
19.4°C
66.9°F · 17.6–21°C
May
17.9°C
64.2°F · 16.7–19.4°C
Jun
16.2°C
61.2°F · 15–17.2°C
Jul
15°C
59°F · 13.9–16.4°C
Aug
14.5°C
58.1°F · 13.2–15.5°C
Sep
14.6°C
58.3°F · 13.8–15.5°C
Oct
15.5°C
59.9°F · 14.3–18.3°C
Nov
16.8°C
62.2°F · 15.3–19.1°C
Dec
18.6°C
65.5°F · 16–20.8°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–E
Best wind
S–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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