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Plage de la Baie des Citrons

South Province, New Caledonia

Plage de la Baie des Citrons 1 photo

  • normalement c'est une baie protégée, sauf si le vent vient d'ouest > Nouméa Nouvelle-Calédonie

    normalement c'est une baie protégée, sauf si le vent vient d'ouest > Nouméa Nouvelle-Calédonie. gérard from Nouméa, (Nouvelle-Calédonie), CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
6 am
7.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.0
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Great

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
23°C74°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph E
Gusts
4629 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
6 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
51%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
7.3Great6 am2918
7.0Great7 am3220
6.6Good8 am3019
6.3Good9 am3018
5.6Good10 am3421
5.0Fair11 am3421
4.5Fair12 pm3622
4.2Fair1 pm3522
4.4Fair2 pm3622
5.0FairNow3421
6.3Good4 pm3220
6.8Good5 pm3220
7.3Great6 pm3320
Sat
7.7Great6 am3119
7.9Great7 am2918
7.9Great8 am2918
7.9Great9 am2817
7.5Great10 am2918
7.1Great11 am3320
7.3Great12 pm3321
7.3Great1 pm3723
7.2Great2 pm4126
7.2Great3 pm4126
6.6Good4 pm3824
6.4Good5 pm3521
7.4Great6 pm3220
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, 0.1 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.2 mHigh 5 pm, 1.1 m3 ftLow 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 5 pm, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.2 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.

  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 24%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 73%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 31%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Parking39 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m200 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink59 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
80 m250 ft
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miNouméa (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miNouméa Magenta Airport (GEA)

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

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