Shelly Cove
Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
No photo of Shelly Cove yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.0
11 km/h7 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
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 15°C59°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 3421 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 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
- Restrooms180 m570 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.3 km0.8 miDiamond Harbour (town)
- Nearest airport
- 23 km14 miChristchurch Airport (CHC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Magazine Bay4.3 km2.7 mi west away7.4 Great
- Taylors Mistake Beach4.6 km2.9 mi north-east away6.8 Good
- Corsair Bay4.7 km2.9 mi west away7.4 Great
- Whakamaru Beach4.9 km3.0 mi west away7.4 Great
- Godley Beach Park5.0 km3.1 mi north-east away6.8 Good
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 10 am to 9 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.5 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 15%
- Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 55%
- Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
- Thu5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 29%