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Baie des Tortues

South Province, New Caledonia

Baie des Tortues 3 photos

  • "Baie des Tortues" ( Turtles bay ) near "La roche percée" ( The pierced rock ) at Bourail in New Caledonia. The trees, Araucaria columnaris , are endemic to New Caledonia.

    "Baie des Tortues" ( Turtles bay ) near "La roche percée" ( The pierced rock ) at Bourail in New Caledonia. The trees, Araucaria columnaris , are endemic to New Caledonia.. Bananaflo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Araucaria columnaris , Baie des Tortues, Bourail, New Caledonia.

    Araucaria columnaris , Baie des Tortues, Bourail, New Caledonia.. Thomas@BOD at Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Araucaria columnaris , Baie des Tortues, Bourail, New Caledonia.

    Araucaria columnaris , Baie des Tortues, Bourail, New Caledonia.. Thomas@BOD at Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
6 am
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
Now
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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
25°C76°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
82%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
8.5Excellent6 am64
8.8Excellent7 am53
8.2Great8 am127
7.7Great9 am117
5.4Fair10 am106
5.0Fair11 am117
4.6Fair12 pm149
4.0Fair1 pm149
3.3Poor2 pm95
4.3FairNow85
4.7Fair4 pm53
5.6Good5 pm106
6.6Good6 pm138
Sat
8.6Excellent6 am96
8.8Excellent7 am96
8.5Excellent8 am117
8.4Great9 am106
8.0Great10 am106
8.1Great11 am127
7.5Great12 pm138
6.5Good1 pm1610
5.9Good2 pm1811
5.3Fair3 pm1710
5.5Good4 pm1610
6.5Good5 pm138
6.4Good6 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 12 am, 0.2 m. High at 6 am, 1.0 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.3 mHigh 5 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 5 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 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.

  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 74%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 93%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 97%
  • Wed9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 47%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.2 km3.8 miBourail (village)
Nearest airport
57 km35 miPiste ULM Muéo (PDC)

Nearby places

  • Marco &CoSavory pancakes
    590 m0.4 mi

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

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