Check the Beach

Ninety Miles Beach

Canterbury, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:07 pm
7 am
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
Now
7.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
8 pm
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C72°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:07 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am138
6.6Good8 am138
6.7Good9 am138
7.0Great10 am128
7.5Great11 am127
7.8Great12 pm117
8.0Great1 pm117
7.9Great2 pm149
7.6Great3 pm1711
7.6Great4 pm1912
7.8Great5 pm1912
7.8Great6 pm2012
7.5GreatNow2113
7.0Great8 pm1912
Sat
6.6Good7 am106
6.9Good8 am74
7.4Great9 am53
7.8Great10 am64
8.1Great11 am74
8.1Great12 pm74
7.9Great1 pm64
8.2Great2 pm74
8.6Excellent3 pm95
8.8Excellent4 pm127
8.6Excellent5 pm159
8.7Excellent6 pm85
8.4Great7 pm95
8.2Great8 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, 0.9 m. Low at 8 am, -0.7 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
23 km14 miAshburton Aerodrome (ASG)

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.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 11 am to 9 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 59%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 27%