Check the Beach

Onekakara

Otago, New Zealand

Onekakara 5 photos

  • Moeraki bay 23513412

    Moeraki bay 23513412. Allan Henderson, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Spotted shag. NZ

    Spotted shag. NZ. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0. Source

  • Moeraki Fishing Boat

    Moeraki Fishing Boat. Rexness, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Moeraki boulder in waves

    Moeraki boulder in waves. Rexness, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Moeraki Boulders

    Moeraki Boulders. Rexness, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 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
Now
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 pm
7.0
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
17°C63°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
8:13 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
6.8GoodNow1610
6.5Good6 pm1711
6.6Good7 pm159
7.0Great8 pm117
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 falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 8 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 mLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • 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 66%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 51%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Drinking water90 m310 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m540 ft
  • Picnic tables60 m180 ft away
  • Playground80 m250 ft away
  • Boat ramp160 m520 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
220 m720 ftMoeraki (village)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miOamaru Airport (OAM)

Nearby places

  • The FishwifeCoffee shop
    160 m540 ft

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

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