Paua Beach
Southland, New Zealand
No photo of Paua Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:27 pm2.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
2.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1.8
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2.2
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2.7
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
4.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
4.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 3321 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 4930 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m4 ft
- UV
- 3 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 11%
- Sunset
- 8:27 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 12 am, 1.0 m3 ft
- Low 6 am, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 12 pm, 1.1 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.
- Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 85%
- Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 100%
- Tue2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 75%
- Wed1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 100%
- Thu1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 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 town
- 7.2 km4.5 miOban (village)
- Nearest airport
- 7 km4 miRyan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Boulder Beach3.7 km2.3 mi north-east away2.7 Poor
- West End Beach3.8 km2.4 mi north away2.7 Poor
- Tarpaulin Beach5.6 km3.5 mi east away2.7 Poor
- Whitestone Beach5.7 km3.5 mi north-west away4.1 Fair
- Millars Beach5.9 km3.7 mi north-west away4.1 Fair