Kaikai Beach

Otago, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:14 pm

7 am
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

8 am
4.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

2 pm
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
5.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

7 pm
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

Now
4.9
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Kaikai Beach right now.

6.4Good

Spit Beach 1.8 km1.1 mi south-east

Scores 6.4 right now, 1.1 points above Kaikai Beach.

See Spit Beach today

6.4Good

The Spit 3.5 km2.2 mi south-east

Scores 6.4 right now, 1.1 points above Kaikai Beach.

See The Spit today

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: 15°C60°F
Water: 13°C55°F
Wind: 10 km/hmph WNW
Gusts: 74 km/hmph
Waves: 1.2 m4 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 8:16 pm

Today

4.5Fair7 am53

4.5Fair8 am74

5.6Good9 am64

6.4Good10 am75

6.4Good11 am117

6.5Good12 pm127

5.8Good1 pm117

6.1Good2 pm117

6.0Good3 pm117

5.4Fair4 pm106

5.2Fair5 pm95

5.3Fair6 pm85

5.0Fair7 pm64

4.9FairNow10

Sat

4.5Fair7 am43

5.3Fair8 am64

6.1Good9 am64

5.5Good10 am85

5.2Fair11 am106

6.0Good12 pm117

6.4Good1 pm128

6.6Good2 pm128

6.7Good3 pm106

6.8Good4 pm106

6.7Good5 pm138

6.7Good6 pm117

6.7Good7 pm53

6.7Good8 pm21

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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.

Sun5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 71%
Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 43%
Wed4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 76%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 2.5 km1.6 miAramoana (village)
Nearest airport: 42 km26 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

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

Nearby beaches

Whareakeake1.0 km0.6 mi west away
5.3 Fair
Spit Beach1.8 km1.1 mi south-east away
6.4 Good
Long Beach2.8 km1.7 mi west away
5.3 Fair
The Spit3.5 km2.2 mi south-east away
6.4 Good
Pilots Beach4.0 km2.5 mi south-east away
6.4 Good