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Sandfly Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

No photo of Sandfly 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
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
4.3
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
15°C60°F
Water
14°C57°F
Wind
159 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3522 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:13 pm
Today
4.3Fair7 am85
4.3Fair8 am85
4.3Fair9 am74
4.1Fair10 am53
4.0Fair11 am64
4.2Fair12 pm75
4.3Fair1 pm85
4.6Fair2 pm85
5.0Fair3 pm85
4.6Fair4 pm127
4.2Fair5 pm149
4.0FairNow159
4.4Fair7 pm149
4.3Fair8 pm117
Sat
5.8Good7 am75
5.9Good8 am85
6.1Good9 am127
5.4Fair10 am1610
5.3Fair11 am1912
5.1Fair12 pm1811
5.5Good1 pm1711
5.4Fair2 pm1710
5.2Fair3 pm1811
4.2Fair4 pm1711
4.4Fair5 pm159
4.9Fair6 pm148
5.4Fair7 pm149
5.6Good8 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 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.

  • Sun3.9 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%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 96%
  • Thu1.7 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
10 km6 miFranz Josef Aerodrome (WHO)

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

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