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Swains Beach

Southland District, Southland, New Zealand

Swains Beach 1 photo

  • 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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:27 pm
7 am
2.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.2
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.7
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.4
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
4.8
31 km/h19 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
14°C57°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
4528 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
8:27 pm
Today
2.4Poor7 am2314
2.1Poor8 am2616
2.2Poor9 am2415
1.9Poor10 am3119
1.8Poor11 am3220
1.8Poor12 pm3220
1.8Poor1 pm3421
1.8Poor2 pm3321
2.0Poor3 pm3421
2.2Poor4 pm3623
2.7Poor5 pm3622
4.1Fair6 pm3321
4.4FairNow3220
4.8Fair8 pm3119
Sat
3.9Poor7 am3421
3.9Poor8 am3320
3.6Poor9 am3320
4.0Fair10 am3522
3.3Poor11 am3824
3.2Poor12 pm4025
3.3Poor1 pm4327
3.6Poor2 pm4226
3.4Poor3 pm4125
3.2Poor4 pm4025
3.2Poor5 pm3622
2.9Poor6 pm3321
2.9Poor7 pm2817
3.4Poor8 pm2717
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 mHigh 12 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 6 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.1 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • 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
6.6 km4.1 miOban (village)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miRyan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS)

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

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