Shades Beach
Southland, New Zealand
No photo of Shades Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:21 pm4.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
5.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3.7
27 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
3.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
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°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
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- 75 km47 miInvercargill Airport (IVC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Little Beach0.4 km0.3 mi south-west away3.5 Poor
- Dummys Beach1.2 km0.8 mi north-east away3.5 Poor
- Long Beach2.4 km1.5 mi north-east away3.5 Poor
- Wallace Beach3.7 km2.3 mi north-east away3.5 Poor
- Waipati Beach10 km6.5 mi east away3.4 Poor