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Gillespies Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

Gillespies Beach 3 photos

  • Gillespies Beach 2023 MRD 01

    Gillespies Beach 2023 MRD 01. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Gillespies Beach 2023 MRD 04

    Gillespies Beach 2023 MRD 04. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Gillespies Beach Lagoon MRD 02

    Gillespies Beach Lagoon MRD 02. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:13 pm
7 am
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
Now
4.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Gillespies Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
13°C56°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
138 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:15 pm
Today
4.1Fair7 am64
4.1Fair8 am53
4.0Fair9 am32
4.0Fair10 am42
4.1Fair11 am63
4.2Fair12 pm74
4.5Fair1 pm85
5.5Good2 pm95
5.5Good3 pm127
4.3Fair4 pm149
3.7Poor5 pm1610
3.5Poor6 pm1610
3.9Poor7 pm159
4.0FairNow138
Sat
5.4Fair7 am106
5.6Good8 am106
5.8Good9 am117
4.8Fair10 am1610
4.3Fair11 am1610
4.0Fair12 pm1610
4.3Fair1 pm1610
4.7Fair2 pm1610
3.7Poor3 pm1610
3.7Poor4 pm1510
4.2Fair5 pm128
4.9Fair6 pm117
5.4Fair7 pm117
4.8Fair8 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 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 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.

  • Sun3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 76%
  • Mon1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 92%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Drinking water420 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest airport
26 km16 miFranz Josef Aerodrome (WHO)

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

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