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Sandy Beach Reserve

Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sandy Beach Reserve 5 photos

  • Sandy Beach Reserve

    Sandy Beach Reserve. Mike Dickison, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Governors Bay Jetty (2023 restoration)

    Governors Bay Jetty (2023 restoration). Tom Ackroyd, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Governors Bay Jetty (2023 restoration) 02

    Governors Bay Jetty (2023 restoration) 02. Tom Ackroyd, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lyttelton Harbour NZ.

    Lyttelton Harbour NZ.. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, Public domain. Source

  • Governors Bay Jetty Lyttelton Harbour.NZ

    Governors Bay Jetty Lyttelton Harbour.NZ. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm
7 am
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
6.9
11 km/h7 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
15°C58°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2818 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:04 pm
Today
7.1Great7 am43
7.0Great8 am95
6.5Good9 am128
6.5Good10 am159
6.8Good11 am1710
7.1Great12 pm1811
6.8Good1 pm1912
6.8Good2 pm1912
7.3Great3 pm1811
7.3Great4 pm1811
7.4Great5 pm1610
7.1Great6 pm159
7.0Great7 pm138
6.9GoodNow117
Sat
7.0Great7 am43
7.2Great8 am53
7.8Great9 am64
8.4Great10 am95
8.8Excellent11 am117
8.8Excellent12 pm138
8.6Excellent1 pm159
8.5Excellent2 pm1710
8.4Great3 pm1811
8.0Great4 pm1912
8.4Great5 pm1912
8.4Great6 pm1911
8.2Great7 pm1610
8.0Great8 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

  • Restrooms240 m800 ft away
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 980 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables240 m790 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miGovernors Bay (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miChristchurch Airport (CHC)

Nearby places

  • Over The HillFood and drink
    980 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Sandy Beach Reserve.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 9 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 5%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 52%