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Akaroa Beach

Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Akaroa Beach 5 photos

  • Akaroa - Akaroa9964

    Akaroa - Akaroa9964. lumoplank, CC0. Source

  • Akaroa - Akaroa9959

    Akaroa - Akaroa9959. lumoplank, CC0. Source

  • 2009 BMW Mini Cooper Convertible

    2009 BMW Mini Cooper Convertible. ae_works, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Akaroa Main Wharf at night

    Akaroa Main Wharf at night. Tomas Sobek, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Daly's Wharf, 2013 (01)

    Daly's Wharf, 2013 (01). Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm
7 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
6.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
128 km/hmph N
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:03 pm
Today
6.0Good7 am53
6.2Good8 am64
5.8Good9 am85
6.9Good10 am85
7.1Great11 am74
7.5Great12 pm95
7.8Great1 pm95
8.0Great2 pm85
8.1Great3 pm85
8.1Great4 pm85
7.9Great5 pm96
7.7Great6 pm106
7.0Great7 pm117
6.4GoodNow128
Sat
6.3Good7 am85
7.1Great8 am117
7.8Great9 am138
7.6Great10 am1610
7.9Great11 am149
8.1Great12 pm138
8.1Great1 pm138
8.2Great2 pm106
8.1Great3 pm74
8.2Great4 pm64
8.2Great5 pm64
8.2Great6 pm43
8.3Great7 pm21
7.9Great8 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 am, 0.9 m. Low at 8 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mHigh 2 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 2 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms140 m440 ft away
  • Drinking water60 m190 ft away
  • Parking19 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m100 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables440 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground140 m460 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
280 m910 ftAkaroa (village)
Nearest airport
50 km31 miChristchurch Airport (CHC)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.3 GreatBest 9 am to 9 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 60%