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Friendly Bay Beach

Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand

Friendly Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Habour St Oamaru NZ.

    Habour St Oamaru NZ.. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, Public domain. Source

  • Oamaru - 7158382045

    Oamaru - 7158382045. itravelNZ® - the best smartphone travel app for New Zealand :-), CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Grainstore Gallery

    Grainstore Gallery. Florian Bugiel, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Oamaru - 7158377605

    Oamaru - 7158377605. itravelNZ® - the best smartphone travel app for New Zealand :-), CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Harbour Board Office, Oamaru (background)

    Harbour Board Office, Oamaru (background). Alistair Paterson, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:12 pm
7 am
4.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
Now
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
8 pm
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
17°C63°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:12 pm
Today
4.2Fair7 am2012
5.1Fair8 am2214
4.4Fair9 am2415
6.0Good10 am2012
6.5Good11 am1711
6.4Good12 pm2012
6.0Good1 pm2415
5.9Good2 pm2716
5.8Good3 pm2817
5.9Good4 pm2817
5.8Good5 pm2817
6.0GoodNow2717
6.2Good7 pm2717
5.9Good8 pm2717
Sat
6.9Good7 am95
6.9Good8 am85
6.9Good9 am85
7.0Great10 am42
7.0Great11 am42
7.0Great12 pm95
7.0Great1 pm138
6.7Good2 pm1711
6.4Good3 pm2012
6.5Good4 pm1912
6.7Good5 pm1610
7.0Great6 pm138
7.1Great7 pm106
7.1Great8 pm53
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 2 am, 0.8 m. Low at 8 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 8 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 50%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 49%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Showers100 m330 ft away
  • Drinking water50 m150 ft away
  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m60 ft
  • Playground120 m400 ft awayWaitaki Bike Skills Park
  • Boat ramp70 m240 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
500 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
620 m0.4 miŌamaru (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miOamaru Airport (OAM)

Nearby places

  • The GalleyFood and drink
    20 m60 ft

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

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