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Butterfield Beach

Southland, New Zealand

Butterfield Beach 5 photos

  • Butterfield Beach Stewart Island

    Butterfield Beach Stewart Island. AxonsArachnida, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Inlet at Bathing Beach (Stewart Island) at low tide

    Inlet at Bathing Beach (Stewart Island) at low tide. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Cabbage tree and New Zealand flax flowering near Bathing Beach on Stewart Island

    Cabbage tree and New Zealand flax flowering near Bathing Beach on Stewart Island. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Moturau Moana

    Moturau Moana. Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Oban on Stewart Island, NZ, Halfmoon Harbour 606

    Oban on Stewart Island, NZ, Halfmoon Harbour 606. Bruce Tuten from Savannah, Georgia, United States, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:26 pm
7 am
3.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.9
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.9
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.9
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.0
43 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.3
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.4
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.4
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
4.4
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair

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
15°C59°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
4126 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
5735 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:26 pm
Today
3.6Poor7 am2717
3.2Poor8 am3421
3.2Poor9 am3119
2.9Poor10 am3522
2.9Poor11 am3824
3.0Poor12 pm4025
2.9Poor1 pm4125
2.9Poor2 pm4126
3.0Poor3 pm4025
3.0Poor4 pm4326
3.3PoorNow4126
4.4Fair6 pm3924
4.4Fair7 pm3924
4.4Fair8 pm3823
Sat
4.1Fair7 am3924
4.4Fair8 am3823
3.9Poor9 am3924
4.0Fair10 am4025
3.8Poor11 am4226
3.5Poor12 pm4427
3.4Poor1 pm4729
4.1Fair2 pm4629
4.0Fair3 pm4327
3.7Poor4 pm4427
3.3Poor5 pm4025
3.1Poor6 pm3823
2.9Poor7 pm3622
3.0Poor8 pm3421
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 pm, -0.6 m. High at 12 am, 1.0 m. Low at 6 am, -0.7 m. High at 1 pm, 1.0 mLow 6 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 12 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 6 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 6 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.0 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 82%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 100%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m650 ft away
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 610 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables60 m180 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
820 m0.5 miOban (village)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miRyan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS)

Nearby places

  • Church HillFood and drink
    610 m0.4 mi
  • The Old Butcher Shop CaféFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • South Sea HotelFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Kiwi-French Café & CrêperieFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi
  • Kai KartFish and chips
    950 m0.6 mi

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

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