North Beach
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Free parking
No photo of North Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
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
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 15°C59°F
- Wind
- 159 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 3522 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.5 m2 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 8:02 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 9 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 3 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 9 am, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 3 pm, 1.0 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
- LifeguardStation 190 m640 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms90 m290 ft away
- Drinking water100 m340 ft away
- Parking11 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables110 m360 ft away
- Playground110 m350 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 60 m210 ft
- Nearest town
- 7.8 km4.8 miSpencerville (village)
- Nearest airport
- 15 km9 miChristchurch Airport (CHC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- New Brighton Beach2.5 km1.5 mi north away7.0 Great
- South New Brighton Beach3.6 km2.2 mi south away6.8 Good
- Waimairi Beach Park4.2 km2.6 mi north away7.0 Great
- Bottle Lake Beach Park5.8 km3.6 mi north away7.0 Great
- Spencer Park Beach7.3 km4.6 mi north away7.0 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.4 GreatBest 5 pm to 9 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 15%
- Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 55%
- Wed7.5 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 6%
- Thu6.2 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 29%