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Wakanui Beach

Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:06 pm
7 am
6.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
Now
6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

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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
17°C63°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:07 pm
Today
6.6Good7 am128
6.6Good8 am106
6.5Good9 am149
6.4Good10 am159
6.4Good11 am1610
6.6Good12 pm159
6.6Good1 pm1610
6.5Good2 pm1811
6.4Good3 pm1912
6.4Good4 pm2113
6.5Good5 pm2013
6.6Good6 pm2113
6.3Good7 pm2314
6.1GoodNow2214
Sat
6.4Good7 am128
6.4Good8 am95
6.7Good9 am74
7.0Great10 am53
6.8Good11 am117
6.6Good12 pm159
6.7Good1 pm159
6.7Good2 pm1510
6.8Good3 pm1510
6.8Good4 pm1610
7.2Great5 pm138
7.5Great6 pm85
7.7Great7 pm96
7.2Great8 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 59%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 27%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms230 m770 ft away

Getting there

Nearest airport
15 km9 miAshburton Aerodrome (ASG)

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

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