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Boulder Beach

Otago, New Zealand

Boulder Beach 1 photo

  • SandflyBayOtagoNov212024

    SandflyBayOtagoNov212024. Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:15 pm
7 am
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
Now
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Boulder Beach right now.

7.9Great

Smaills Beach 4.3 km2.7 mi west

Scores 7.9 right now, 1.0 points above Boulder Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
85 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:15 pm
Today
4.3Fair7 am149
4.3Fair8 am138
5.8Good9 am117
6.5Good10 am96
6.7Good11 am106
7.0Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm106
7.4Great2 pm85
6.5Good3 pm63
5.9Good4 pm63
5.5Good5 pm74
6.9GoodNow85
6.8Good7 pm85
6.1Good8 pm85
Sat
4.5Fair7 am85
4.5Fair8 am95
6.5Good9 am85
6.4Good10 am95
6.4Good11 am96
6.5Good12 pm138
6.6Good1 pm1510
7.0Great2 pm149
7.0Great3 pm96
6.5Good4 pm95
6.2Good5 pm53
6.9Good6 pm32
6.9Good7 pm42
6.6Good8 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 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.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 21%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 70%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h26 mph, rain 49%
  • Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 34%
  • Thu3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 69%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Boulder Beach

Boulder Beach is a sandy beach located in Otago, New Zealand. It is 1193 meters long and lies 8952 meters from the city of Dunedin. OpenStreetMap lists a nearby beach called Sandfly Bay, which is 2513 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Boulder Beach is a rocky beach on the Pacific Ocean, located on the south side of Otago Peninsula, some 15.7 kilometres (9.8 mi) by road east from central Dunedin, New Zealand. In addition to being relatively difficult to access physically due to the steepness of the surrounding country, it is closed to the public in the summer months (November–February) to protect the yellow-eyed penguins that nest on it.

Source: Boulder Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
9 km5.6 miDunedin (city)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

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

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