Motu Roa Beach

Marlborough, New Zealand

No photo of Motu Roa Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:53 pm

7 am
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

8 am
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

9 am
6.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

Now
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

7 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 17°C63°F
Water: 17°C62°F
Wind: 149 km/hmph NW
Gusts: 3622 km/hmph
Waves: 0.1 m<1 ft
UV: 3 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 7:53 pm

Today

4.8Fair7 am64

4.8Fair8 am53

6.2Good9 am95

7.2Great10 am74

7.7Great11 am53

7.9Great12 pm32

8.1Great1 pm64

8.3Great2 pm106

8.4Great3 pm117

8.2Great4 pm138

7.9Great5 pm149

7.6GreatNow149

7.2Great7 pm138

Sat

5.0Fair7 am1610

4.9Fair8 am1811

4.3Fair9 am2113

4.4Fair10 am2214

6.1Good11 am2214

6.7Good12 pm2113

6.8Good1 pm2314

6.8Good2 pm2314

7.0Great3 pm2214

6.9Good4 pm2213

6.9Good5 pm2113

6.8Good6 pm2012

6.6Good7 pm2013

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 8 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 2 am, -0.7 m2 ft
High 8 am, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 2 pm, -0.7 m2 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: 21 km13 miPicton Aerodrome (PCN)

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

Nearby beaches

Double Beach6.2 km3.9 mi south-west away
7.2 Great
Shelly Beach14 km8.7 mi south away
7.6 Great
Pipi Beach14 km9.0 mi west away
8.5 Excellent
Burneys Beach21 km13 mi east away
6.5 Good
Pipi Beach23 km14 mi west away
7.5 Great

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat7.0 GreatBest 11 am to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 22%
Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 100%
Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 12%
Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 24%