Check the Beach

Plage de Gatope

North Province, New Caledonia

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
6 am
7.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
4.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
24°C75°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
88%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
7.9Great6 am95
8.3Great7 am95
7.8Great8 am149
7.6Great9 am149
5.8Good10 am159
4.9Fair11 am138
4.8Fair12 pm138
3.3Poor1 pm106
3.3Poor2 pm85
3.2Poor3 pm96
4.0Fair4 pm95
4.2FairNow117
4.7Fair6 pm149
Sat
8.9Excellent6 am95
9.0Excellent7 am95
9.3Excellent8 am117
9.2Excellent9 am128
8.9Excellent10 am138
8.3Great11 am127
6.6Good12 pm1610
5.5Good1 pm1711
4.9Fair2 pm1811
4.7Fair3 pm1912
4.9Fair4 pm1912
5.6Good5 pm159
6.1Good6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, 0.2 m. High at 6 am, 1.0 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.3 mLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 42%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 97%
  • Wed10.0 ExcellentBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 28%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 41%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m720 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp170 m550 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miVoh (town)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miAérodrome de Koné (KNQ)

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

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