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Penguin Beach

Otago, New Zealand

Penguin Beach 5 photos

  • Male New Zealand Sea Lion yawning

    Male New Zealand Sea Lion yawning. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Dunedin Sunset

    Dunedin Sunset. Jonathan Corbet, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Male New Zealand Sea Lion growling

    Male New Zealand Sea Lion growling. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Megadyptes antipodes 551776284

    Megadyptes antipodes 551776284. Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • MoltingYellowEyedPenguinChicks

    MoltingYellowEyedPenguinChicks. jeffowenphotos, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 8:15 pm
7 am
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 pm
6.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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
14°C57°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
64 km/hmph NW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:15 pm
Today
3.7Poor7 am2415
3.8Poor8 am2415
3.9Poor9 am2113
6.1Good10 am1811
6.0Good11 am2012
5.9Good12 pm2113
5.9Good1 pm2013
5.9Good2 pm2113
5.9Good3 pm2113
5.9Good4 pm1912
6.3Good5 pm1610
6.4Good6 pm148
6.5Good7 pm117
6.3Good8 pm85
Sat
4.5Fair7 am21
4.4Fair8 am74
4.5Fair9 am106
5.1Fair10 am128
5.9Good11 am138
6.4Good12 pm159
6.5Good1 pm159
6.7Good2 pm148
6.8Good3 pm128
6.7Good4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm106
6.7Good6 pm138
6.8Good7 pm106
6.5Good8 pm53
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 7 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 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.

  • Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 14%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 76%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 miOtakou (village)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

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

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