New Zealand 
In numbers.
0.45m³/s
Average flow
estimate
May–Aug
Best months
14m
Elevation
The water at Waitangi Falls, month by month
It roars from May to August.
The fullest months: from May to August.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.4 m³/sApr
- 0.7 m³/sMay
- 0.8 m³/sJun
- 0.8 m³/sJul
- 0.8 m³/sAug
- 0.6 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.20 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.85 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to August.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall near Glenbrook, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Waitangi Falls is a waterfall in New Zealand.
Getting there.
- Waiukunearest town · 2.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 40 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Auckland International Airport (AKL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 24 km in a straight lineCar hire at AKL airport (Auckland)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From May to Augustbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 11 m in 1.8 km.
What is around.
- 1viewpointsSteel Mill Lookout
- —waymarked walking routes
- 4car parks
- —swimming spots
- 3picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- 2bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 2campsitesWaiuku Service Center Carpark, Sandspit Motor Camp
- 4hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmWaiuku Lodge Motel, Waiuku Motel, Pembroke Lodge and 1 more
- 8restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Waiuku2.4 km in a straight line
- Patumahoe9.7 km in a straight line
- Clarks Beach9.7 km in a straight line
- Tuakau19 km in a straight line
- Pukekohe East19 km in a straight line
- Ramarama21 km in a straight line
- Drury23 km in a straight line
- Wattle Downs25 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Night °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 58 | 64 | 72 | 83 | 118 | 106 | 115 | 100 | 86 | 80 | 52 | 81 |
| Wet days | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 9.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (14 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25% | 27% | 82% | 49% | 136% | 152% | 140% | 141% | 71% | 78% | 167% | 46% |
| 2021 | 91% | 121% | 110% | 99% | 67% | 142% | 116% | 110% | 177% | 172% | 120% | 117% |
| 2022 | 53% | 179% | 131% | 99% | 116% | 179% | 246% | 130% | 173% | 174% | 396% | 169% |
| 2023 | 637% | 339% | 93% | 150% | 198% | 163% | 99% | 78% | 178% | 110% | 133% | 150% |
| 2024 | 110% | 79% | 100% | 95% | 97% | 124% | 123% | 113% | 93% | 137% | 144% | 105% |
| 2025 | 134% | 48% | 80% | 262% | 116% | 187% | 211% | 121% | 140% | 153% | 307% | 94% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Waitangi Falls
New Zealand
- —Height
- 0.45 m³/sAverage flow
- May–AugBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q34682322) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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