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Moonlight Beach

Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:13 pm
7 am
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
4.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.1
11 km/h7 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°C56°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
117 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:14 pm
Today
4.2Fair7 am85
4.2Fair8 am85
4.2Fair9 am74
4.0Fair10 am53
3.9Poor11 am64
4.1Fair12 pm75
4.2Fair1 pm85
4.5Fair2 pm85
4.9Fair3 pm85
4.4Fair4 pm127
4.1Fair5 pm149
3.9Poor6 pm159
4.2Fair7 pm149
4.1FairNow117
Sat
5.7Good7 am75
5.8Good8 am85
6.0Good9 am127
5.3Fair10 am1610
5.2Fair11 am1912
5.0Fair12 pm1811
5.3Fair1 pm1711
5.3Fair2 pm1710
5.0Fair3 pm1811
4.0Fair4 pm1711
4.3Fair5 pm159
4.7Fair6 pm148
5.3Fair7 pm149
5.4Fair8 pm127
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.

  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 40%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 96%
  • Thu1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 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
12 km7 miFranz Josef Aerodrome (WHO)

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

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