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Hampden Beach

Otago, New Zealand

Hampden Beach 5 photos

  • Moeraki Boulders.

    Moeraki Boulders.. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, Public domain. Source

  • Moeraki Boulders. HDR

    Moeraki Boulders. HDR. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, Public domain. Source

  • Concretions.

    Concretions.. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, Public domain. Source

  • Moeraki Boulder NZ

    Moeraki Boulder NZ. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0. Source

  • Moeraki Boulders, -6 februari 2007 a

    Moeraki Boulders, -6 februari 2007 a. Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:13 pm
7 am
4.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
Now
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

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
18°C64°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
117 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
8:14 pm
Today
4.6Fair7 am1811
4.2Fair8 am1811
4.8Fair9 am1610
6.7Good10 am149
6.7Good11 am149
6.6Good12 pm1610
6.4Good1 pm1912
6.6Good2 pm1811
6.8Good3 pm1610
6.7Good4 pm149
6.8Good5 pm1610
6.6Good6 pm1711
6.7Good7 pm159
7.1GreatNow117
Sat
6.9Good7 am95
6.8Good8 am85
6.9Good9 am85
7.0Great10 am85
7.0Great11 am117
6.9Good12 pm148
6.9Good1 pm138
7.0Great2 pm127
7.0Great3 pm128
7.0Great4 pm106
7.1Great5 pm85
7.3Great6 pm106
7.3Great7 pm1610
7.2Great8 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 8 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 1 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.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 4 pm to 9 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 72%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 46%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 870 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
630 m0.4 miHampden (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miOamaru Airport (OAM)

Nearby places

  • Vanessa's Cottage CafeFood and drink
    870 m0.5 mi
  • Hampden TakeawaysFood and drink
    900 m0.6 mi

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

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