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Galway Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:13 pm
7 am
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
8 pm
2.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Galway Beach right now.

4.1Fair

Waiho Beach 17 km10 mi north-east

Scores 4.1 right now, 1.7 points above Galway Beach.

See Waiho Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Galway Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
70%
Sunset
8:13 pm
Today
4.2Fair7 am64
4.2Fair8 am53
4.1Fair9 am32
4.1Fair10 am42
4.2Fair11 am63
4.3Fair12 pm74
4.6Fair1 pm85
5.2Fair2 pm95
4.6Fair3 pm127
3.4Poor4 pm149
2.8Poor5 pm1610
2.4PoorNow1610
2.4Poor7 pm159
2.9Poor8 pm138
Sat
5.4Fair7 am106
5.7Good8 am106
5.9Good9 am117
4.8Fair10 am1610
4.4Fair11 am1610
4.1Fair12 pm1610
4.4Fair1 pm1610
4.5Fair2 pm1610
3.2Poor3 pm1610
2.9Poor4 pm1510
3.0Poor5 pm128
3.4Poor6 pm117
3.8Poor7 pm117
3.9Poor8 pm85
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 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 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.

  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 82%
  • Mon1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 98%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
20 km12 miFranz Josef Aerodrome (WHO)

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

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