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Gore Bay Beach

Canterbury, New Zealand

Gore Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Gore Bay 002

    Gore Bay 002. Mattinbgn ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Gore Bay 003

    Gore Bay 003. Mattinbgn ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Gore Bay Houses 002

    Gore Bay Houses 002. Mattinbgn ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Gore Bay Buxton Stream

    Gore Bay Buxton Stream. Mattinbgn ( talk · contribs ), CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Buxton Camp at Gore Bay - panoramio

    Buxton Camp at Gore Bay - panoramio. nut.in.a.hut, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:59 pm
7 am
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
Now
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.4
15 km/h9 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
13°C56°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:59 pm
Today
6.6Good7 am64
6.7Good8 am85
6.7Good9 am138
6.3Good10 am1711
6.2Good11 am1912
6.1Good12 pm2013
6.0Good1 pm2113
5.9Good2 pm2314
5.9Good3 pm2314
6.0Good4 pm2214
6.0Good5 pm2113
6.2GoodNow1912
6.4Good7 pm159
Sat
6.6Good7 am53
6.6Good8 am127
5.9Good9 am2515
5.6Good10 am3019
5.8Good11 am2918
5.8Good12 pm3119
5.8Good1 pm3321
5.8Good2 pm3622
5.7Good3 pm3824
5.6Good4 pm3924
5.5Good5 pm3823
5.2Fair6 pm3522
5.3Fair7 pm3321
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 9 pm, -0.6 m. High at 3 am, 0.7 m. Low at 9 am, -0.5 m. High at 3 pm, 0.8 mLow 9 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 3 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 9 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 3 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 9 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 3 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 9 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 3 pm, 0.8 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.

  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 17%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Picnic tables280 m920 ft away
  • Playground260 m860 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
690 m0.4 miGore Bay (village)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miKaikoura Airport (KBZ)

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