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Waipati Beach

Otago, New Zealand

No photo of Waipati Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:21 pm
7 am
4.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Waipati Beach right now.

4.4Fair

Tautuku Beach 6.4 km4.0 mi north-east

Scores 4.4 right now, 1.0 points above Waipati Beach.

See Tautuku Beach 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°C59°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph W
Gusts
3321 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:22 pm
Today
4.9Fair7 am117
4.3Fair8 am127
5.5Good9 am159
5.2Fair10 am2214
5.1Fair11 am2516
5.1Fair12 pm2616
5.1Fair1 pm2616
5.0Fair2 pm2717
4.7Fair3 pm3019
3.9Poor4 pm3119
3.3Poor5 pm3019
3.3Poor6 pm2918
3.4Poor7 pm2717
3.6PoorNow2516
Sat
5.3Fair7 am2315
5.3Fair8 am2415
5.0Fair9 am2717
4.7Fair10 am3119
4.8Fair11 am3220
4.8Fair12 pm3220
4.9Fair1 pm3119
4.7Fair2 pm3018
5.0Fair3 pm3421
4.7Fair4 pm4025
4.3Fair5 pm4125
3.8Poor6 pm3623
3.7Poor7 pm3622
3.7Poor8 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 1.0 m. Low at 7 am, -0.7 m. High at 1 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 mHigh 1 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.1 m3 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 1 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 7 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 98%
  • Tue2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 54 km/h33 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 84%
  • Thu0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 100%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
84 km52 miInvercargill Airport (IVC)

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

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