Carters Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:04 pm

7 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

8 am
5.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

9 am
4.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

10 am
4.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

11 am
5.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

12 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good

1 pm
5.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

2 pm
5.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good

3 pm
5.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

4 pm
5.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

5 pm
5.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
4.8
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

7 pm
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

Now
4.9
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Carters Beach right now.

5.9Good

North Beach 6.3 km3.9 mi east

Scores 5.9 right now, 1.1 points above Carters Beach.

See North Beach today

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°C58°F
Water: 15°C60°F
Wind: 2818 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 3723 km/hmph
Waves: 1.6 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 8:05 pm

Today

5.3Fair7 am85

5.3Fair8 am95

4.8Fair9 am64

4.9Fair10 am53

5.4Fair11 am138

5.8Good12 pm1811

5.7Good1 pm2113

5.6Good2 pm2214

5.5Good3 pm2314

5.3Fair4 pm2616

5.1Fair5 pm2817

4.8Fair6 pm3018

4.7Fair7 pm3019

4.9FairNow2818

Sat

3.6Poor7 am2013

3.6Poor8 am2113

4.2Fair9 am2415

4.8Fair10 am2314

4.9Fair11 am2314

3.8Poor12 pm2717

4.4Fair1 pm2717

5.1Fair2 pm2616

4.6Fair3 pm3018

4.5Fair4 pm3019

4.5Fair5 pm2918

5.3Fair6 pm2616

5.3Fair7 pm2113

4.8Fair8 pm1811

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 9 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
Low 3 am, -1.2 m4 ft
High 9 am, 1.2 m4 ft
Low 4 pm, -1.2 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.

Sun6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 32%
Mon3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 72%
Tue2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 84%
Wed2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 76%
Thu1.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 91%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 730 m0.5 mi
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 650 m0.4 miCarters Beach (village)
Nearest airport: 2 km1 miWestport Airport (WSZ)

Nearby places

Donaldos Cafe & BarRegional
730 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

North Beach6.3 km3.9 mi east away
5.9 Good
Nine Mile Beach12 km7.8 mi south-west away
5.3 Fair
Waimangaroa Beach17 km10 mi east away
5.7 Good
Little Beach19 km12 mi south-west away
5.3 Fair