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Five Mile Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

No photo of Five Mile Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:12 pm
7 am
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.1
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
4.3
17 km/h10 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°C58°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:12 pm
Today
4.3Fair7 am85
4.3Fair8 am106
4.1Fair9 am106
4.3Fair10 am95
4.5Fair11 am85
4.9Fair12 pm74
4.7Fair1 pm74
5.0Fair2 pm74
5.1Fair3 pm96
5.0Fair4 pm1610
4.5Fair5 pm1912
4.1Fair6 pm2012
4.2FairNow1912
4.3Fair8 pm1710
Sat
5.9Good7 am127
6.0Good8 am117
5.5Good9 am1610
5.2Fair10 am2012
5.0Fair11 am2213
5.2Fair12 pm2213
5.4Fair1 pm2012
5.4Fair2 pm2012
5.2Fair3 pm2213
4.9Fair4 pm2113
5.3Fair5 pm1811
5.1Fair6 pm1710
5.3Fair7 pm1811
5.6Good8 pm1510
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -1.0 m. High at 10 am, 1.0 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.0 mHigh 9 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.0 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.

  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 40%
  • Mon1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 96%
  • Thu1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 94%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
10 km6 miFranz Josef Aerodrome (WHO)

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

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