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Roys Beach

Southland, New Zealand

Roys Beach 4 photos

  • Cove north of Sawdust Bay (along Rakiura Track)

    Cove north of Sawdust Bay (along Rakiura Track). Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Rimu trunk and cove north of Sawdust Bay

    Rimu trunk and cove north of Sawdust Bay. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Stream at Sawdust Bay from bridge along Rakiura Track

    Stream at Sawdust Bay from bridge along Rakiura Track. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • View through trees to cove north of Sawdust Bay (from Rakiura Track)

    View through trees to cove north of Sawdust Bay (from Rakiura Track). Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 8:28 pm
7 am
3.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.6
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
8 pm
2.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor

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
12°C54°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
4427 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:28 pm
Today
2.0Poor7 am2314
1.7Poor8 am2616
1.8Poor9 am2415
1.5Poor10 am3119
1.4Poor11 am3220
1.4Poor12 pm3220
1.4Poor1 pm3421
1.4Poor2 pm3622
1.7Poor3 pm3421
1.8Poor4 pm3622
2.3Poor5 pm3622
3.4Poor6 pm3421
3.8Poor7 pm3220
4.2Fair8 pm3119
Sat
3.8Poor7 am3220
3.6Poor8 am3321
3.5Poor9 am3421
3.4Poor10 am3522
3.2Poor11 am3723
3.3Poor12 pm4025
3.1Poor1 pm4226
3.2Poor2 pm4126
2.8Poor3 pm4226
2.6Poor4 pm3924
2.4Poor5 pm3522
2.2Poor6 pm3019
2.7Poor7 pm2717
2.5Poor8 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.0 m. Low at 6 am, -0.7 m. High at 12 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.7 mHigh 12 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 6 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.1 m3 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 6 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.1 m3 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 85%
  • Mon1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu1.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 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
7.6 km4.8 miOban (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miRyan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS)

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

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