6.6Good
Tūtakahikura 20 km12 mi north-east
Scores 6.6 right now, 2.2 points above South Beach.
South Beach
Otago, New Zealand
No photo of South Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:13 pm7 am
5.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.6
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
3.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Better nearby today
These beaches score higher than South Beach right now.
6.6Good
Kawa 20 km12 mi north-east
Scores 6.6 right now, 2.2 points above South Beach.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 128 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 159 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 65%
- Sunset
- 8:15 pm
Today
5.3Fair7 am2213
5.8Good8 am2012
5.9Good9 am1811
6.6Good10 am1710
6.3Good11 am2012
6.2Good12 pm2213
6.0Good1 pm2415
5.9Good2 pm2415
5.7Good3 pm2515
5.3Fair4 pm2314
4.4Fair5 pm2213
3.2Poor6 pm2012
3.1Poor7 pm138
3.7PoorNow128
Sat
4.7Fair7 am74
5.8Good8 am63
6.1Good9 am32
6.3Good10 am95
6.7Good11 am138
6.7Good12 pm1610
6.5Good1 pm1912
6.4Good2 pm2013
6.5Good3 pm2012
6.6Good4 pm1912
6.9Good5 pm1610
6.8Good6 pm127
6.3Good7 pm1811
6.8Good8 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 7 pm to 8 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
- Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 73%
- Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 44%
- Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 14%
- Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 71%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.4 km4 miPalmerston (village)
- Nearest airport
- 62 km39 miDunedin Airport (DUD)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Kātiki Beach15 km9.4 mi north-east away5.4 Fair
- Tūtakahikura20 km12 mi north-east away6.6 Good
- Kawa20 km12 mi north-east away6.6 Good
- Onekakara21 km13 mi north away6.6 Good
- Moeraki Beach21 km13 mi north away6.6 Good