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Te Ākau / Black Beach

Marlborough, New Zealand

No photo of Te Ākau / Black Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:53 pm
7 am
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
7.0
17 km/h11 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
14°C57°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:53 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am149
6.7Good8 am64
7.1Great9 am43
7.2Great10 am64
7.2Great11 am85
7.3Great12 pm106
7.3Great1 pm106
7.3Great2 pm85
7.4Great3 pm106
7.4Great4 pm127
7.3Great5 pm149
7.1Great6 pm1610
7.0GreatNow1711
Sat
3.5Poor7 am3622
3.3Poor8 am3723
3.3Poor9 am3824
3.8Poor10 am4226
3.3Poor11 am4226
4.7Fair12 pm4427
5.0Fair1 pm4427
5.0Fair2 pm4125
5.0Fair3 pm3924
5.0Fair4 pm3723
4.9Fair5 pm3723
4.9Fair6 pm3522
4.9Fair7 pm3421
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 2 am, -0.9 m. High at 8 am, 1.0 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.9 mHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 2 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 8 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 2 pm, -0.9 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
62 km39 miPicton Aerodrome (PCN)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h35 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h33 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 12%