Sandy Beach
West Coast, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:15 pm7 am
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 14°C57°F
- Wind
- 1811 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 2415 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 8:16 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am64
5.3Fair8 am53
5.1Fair9 am32
5.6Good10 am42
5.8Good11 am64
5.8Good12 pm75
5.8Good1 pm75
5.9Good2 pm117
5.6Good3 pm1610
5.1Fair4 pm1912
4.8Fair5 pm2113
5.0Fair6 pm2113
5.4Fair7 pm1912
5.4FairNow1811
Sat
5.6Good7 am75
5.8Good8 am53
5.8Good9 am74
4.5Fair10 am127
4.2Fair11 am1610
4.2Fair12 pm1610
4.3Fair1 pm159
4.1Fair2 pm159
3.9Poor3 pm1610
4.4Fair4 pm149
5.7Good5 pm85
4.3Fair6 pm85
4.3Fair7 pm106
5.5Good8 pm63
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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 16 km/h10 mph, rain 76%
- Mon1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 100%
- Tue3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 45%
- Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
- Thu1.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 92%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 46 km29 miMount Cook Airport (MON)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Maori Beach3.7 km2.3 mi south-west away4.5 Fair
- Hunt Beach7.6 km4.7 mi north-east away4.2 Fair
- Isaacs Beach15 km9.5 mi north-east away3.8 Poor
- Scotchmans Beach16 km10 mi north-east away3.8 Poor
- Saltwater Beach18 km11 mi north-east away3.8 Poor