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Madagascar Beach

Southland District, Southland, New Zealand

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:23 pm
7 am
4.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
4.9
14 km/h9 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
13°C56°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:23 pm
Today
4.1Fair7 am1811
4.1Fair8 am1912
3.5Poor9 am1912
3.3Poor10 am2113
3.5Poor11 am2315
3.1Poor12 pm2616
2.9Poor1 pm2717
3.0Poor2 pm2717
3.7Poor3 pm2616
4.6Fair4 pm2415
4.5Fair5 pm2113
4.7Fair6 pm1912
4.9FairNow1711
4.9Fair8 pm149
Sat
2.7Poor7 am1710
2.3Poor8 am1711
2.1Poor9 am1610
1.8Poor10 am1711
1.8Poor11 am1711
1.9Poor12 pm1711
1.7Poor1 pm1811
1.6Poor2 pm1912
1.6Poor3 pm2013
1.5Poor4 pm2314
1.5Poor5 pm2113
1.6Poor6 pm1912
1.6Poor7 pm1912
1.5Poor8 pm2013
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 4 am, -0.8 m. High at 10 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.8 mHigh 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 4 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.8 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.8 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.

  • Sun1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon0.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 73%
  • Wed1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 100%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest airport
25 km16 miMilford Sound Airport (MFN)

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

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