Check the Beach

Plage de la baie des tortues

Loyalty Islands Province, New Caledonia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm
6 am
4.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
24°C76°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph E
Gusts
5735 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
25%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
4.9Fair6 am2415
5.1Fair7 am2516
5.6Good8 am2616
5.9Good9 am2616
6.3Good10 am2516
6.7Good11 am2516
6.6Good12 pm2516
6.5Good1 pm2516
6.2Good2 pm2616
6.1Good3 pm2516
5.9GoodNow2516
5.9Good5 pm2515
Sat
6.9Good6 am2214
6.7Good7 am2314
7.0Great8 am2314
7.1Great9 am2214
7.0Great10 am2214
6.9Good11 am2213
7.4Great12 pm2113
7.6Great1 pm2113
7.5Great2 pm2214
6.3Good3 pm2213
6.5Good4 pm2113
6.7Good5 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, 0.3 m. High at 4 am, 1.0 m. Low at 10 am, 0.3 mLow 10 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 4 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 10 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow10 pm4 am10 am4 pm
  • Low 10 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 4 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 10 am, 0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 46%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 72%
  • Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Showers110 m350 ft away
  • Picnic tables110 m370 ft away
  • Playground140 m470 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
850 m0.5 miMu (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miAérodrome de Lifou Wanaham (LIF)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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