Watsons Beach

Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand

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

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:17 pm

7 am
5.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

8 am
5.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

9 am
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

12 pm
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great

2 pm
6.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

3 pm
6.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

4 pm
7.0
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

Now
7.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great

7 pm
6.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

8 pm
6.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 19°C67°F
Water: 13°C55°F
Wind: 43 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 2314 km/hmph
Waves: 1.3 m4 ft
UV: 3 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 8:17 pm

Today

5.3Fair7 am106

5.5Good8 am96

5.9Good9 am53

6.2Good10 am53

6.6Good11 am53

7.3Great12 pm64

7.4Great1 pm1510

6.8Good2 pm2113

6.7Good3 pm2314

7.0Great4 pm1911

7.5Great5 pm106

7.2GreatNow43

6.3Good7 pm32

6.3Good8 pm64

Sat

6.6Good7 am85

6.7Good8 am74

6.7Good9 am42

6.9Good10 am21

7.2Great11 am42

7.2Great12 pm32

7.1Great1 pm42

7.1Great2 pm53

7.0Great3 pm53

7.3Great4 pm159

6.1Good5 pm2415

6.0Good6 pm2314

6.0Good7 pm2012

6.0Good8 pm1912

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

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
Low 7 am, -0.6 m2 ft
High 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport: 26 km16 miDunedin Airport (DUD)

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

Nearby beaches

Chrystalls Beach7.9 km4.9 mi south-west away
6.3 Good
Measly Beach13 km8.0 mi south-west away
6.3 Good
Smiths Beach16 km10 mi south-west away
4.9 Fair

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Sun5.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 29%
Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 74%
Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 48%
Thu2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 78%