Check the Beach

Long Beach

Southland, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:21 pm
7 am
4.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
9 am
5.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.7
27 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 pm
3.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Long Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2716 km/hmph W
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:21 pm
Today
4.8Fair7 am128
3.9Poor8 am159
5.2Fair9 am2113
5.0Fair10 am2415
5.1Fair11 am2717
5.2Fair12 pm2616
5.2Fair1 pm2616
5.1Fair2 pm2717
4.5Fair3 pm2918
3.8Poor4 pm3019
3.6Poor5 pm2918
3.5Poor6 pm2817
3.7PoorNow2716
3.8Poor8 pm2515
Sat
5.1Fair7 am2717
5.1Fair8 am2717
4.8Fair9 am3019
4.7Fair10 am3320
4.5Fair11 am3421
4.8Fair12 pm3421
4.8Fair1 pm3421
4.7Fair2 pm3522
4.8Fair3 pm3924
4.7Fair4 pm4226
4.7Fair5 pm4226
4.2Fair6 pm3924
3.9Poor7 pm3723
3.4Poor8 pm3421
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 mHigh 1 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.1 m4 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 1 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.1 m4 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.

  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 71%
  • Wed1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 84%
  • Thu1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 97%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
76 km47 miInvercargill Airport (IVC)

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

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