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Whites beach

Marlborough, New Zealand

Whites beach 5 photos

  • Rarangi beach Marlborough NZ

    Rarangi beach Marlborough NZ. Bernard Spragg. NZ, Public domain. Source

  • Rarangi and Cloudy Bay

    Rarangi and Cloudy Bay. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Cloudy Bay from north of Rarangi

    Cloudy Bay from north of Rarangi. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Historic Whites Bay telegraph cable station building

    Historic Whites Bay telegraph cable station building. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Vines and wires - panoramio

    Vines and wires - panoramio. DB Thats-Me, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 7:55 pm
7 am
5.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:55 pm
Today
5.3Fair7 am53
6.4Good8 am21
6.9Good9 am42
7.1Great10 am42
7.5Great11 am32
7.8Great12 pm53
8.0Great1 pm85
8.2Great2 pm106
8.5Excellent3 pm128
8.4Great4 pm159
8.1Great5 pm1610
7.8Great6 pm1610
7.5Great7 pm159
Sat
5.5Good7 am1710
5.8Good8 am1710
6.1Good9 am2012
5.9Good10 am2515
6.2Good11 am2516
6.7Good12 pm2315
6.9Good1 pm2415
6.9Good2 pm2616
7.0Great3 pm2516
6.9Good4 pm2515
6.8Good5 pm2415
6.7Good6 pm2415
6.5Good7 pm2214
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.4 m. Low at 11 am, -0.3 m. High at 5 pm, 0.5 mHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • 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

  • Restrooms120 m380 ft away
  • Showers110 m350 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miRārangi (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 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 Whites 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%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 98%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 10%