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Ashworths Spit

Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand

No photo of Ashworths Spit yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm
7 am
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
Now
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 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
14°C57°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph E
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:02 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am42
6.9Good8 am75
7.0Great9 am127
6.6Good10 am1711
6.3Good11 am2213
5.9Good12 pm2717
5.8Good1 pm2817
6.0Good2 pm2616
6.2Good3 pm2315
6.3Good4 pm2213
6.0Good5 pm2113
6.2Good6 pm1912
6.7GoodNow1610
6.9Good8 pm117
Sat
5.8Good7 am75
6.6Good8 am63
7.0Great9 am21
7.2Great10 am32
7.5Great11 am43
7.5Great12 pm106
7.4Great1 pm149
7.6Great2 pm149
8.0Great3 pm96
8.3Great4 pm21
8.4Great5 pm32
8.2Great6 pm75
7.9Great7 pm117
7.6Great8 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.7 m. High at 3 am, 0.8 m. Low at 9 am, -0.7 m. High at 3 pm, 0.9 mLow 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 9 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.9 m3 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.

  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 5 pm to 9 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 23%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 22%

Beach info

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Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 miWaikuku Beach (village)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miChristchurch Airport (CHC)

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