Check the Beach

Shelly Beach

Marlborough, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:53 pm
7 am
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
5 km/h3 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
8.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
7.2
15 km/h9 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
17°C62°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4226 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:53 pm
Today
4.7Fair7 am32
6.2Good8 am42
7.1Great9 am53
7.2Great10 am53
7.6Great11 am43
7.8Great12 pm53
8.1Great1 pm64
8.3Great2 pm106
8.3Great3 pm148
8.1Great4 pm1610
7.9Great5 pm1610
7.6Great6 pm1610
7.2GreatNow159
Sat
4.9Fair7 am1711
5.2Fair8 am1912
5.4Fair9 am2314
5.3Fair10 am2616
6.2Good11 am2616
6.7Good12 pm2415
6.9Good1 pm2616
6.9Good2 pm2616
6.9Good3 pm2616
7.0Great4 pm2516
6.9Good5 pm2415
6.9Good6 pm2314
6.7Good7 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -0.3 m. High at 5 am, 0.4 m. Low at 11 am, -0.3 m. High at 5 pm, 0.5 mLow 10 pm, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.5 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

  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Showers330 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water290 m940 ft away
  • Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
340 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
520 m0.3 miPicton (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miPicton Aerodrome (PCN)

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 Shelly Beach.

Partner links

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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 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 22%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h28 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 24%