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Scotts Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

Scotts Beach 5 photos

  • Sunset at Scotts Beach, Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand 03

    Sunset at Scotts Beach, Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand 03. Michal Klajban, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Sunset at Scotts Beach, Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand 05

    Sunset at Scotts Beach, Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand 05. Michal Klajban, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Coprosma autumnalis, Scotts Beach, Kahurangi, South Island, New Zealand 04

    Coprosma autumnalis, Scotts Beach, Kahurangi, South Island, New Zealand 04. Michal Klajban, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Scotts Beach, Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand 01

    Scotts Beach, Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand 01. Michal Klajban, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Stream at Scotts Beach in Kahurangi National Park

    Stream at Scotts Beach in Kahurangi National Park. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:02 pm
7 am
3.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
4.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
4.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
4.9
9 km/h6 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
13°C55°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
8:02 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am53
6.3Good8 am21
6.5Good9 am43
6.8Good10 am64
7.0Great11 am85
7.1Great12 pm95
7.1Great1 pm106
7.0Great2 pm106
5.6Good3 pm117
4.7Fair4 pm127
4.6Fair5 pm127
4.5Fair6 pm117
4.3Fair7 pm117
4.2Fair8 pm95
Sat
3.6Poor7 am42
3.5Poor8 am85
3.4Poor9 am106
3.4Poor10 am117
3.5Poor11 am128
3.7Poor12 pm128
3.9Poor1 pm138
4.1Fair2 pm138
4.3Fair3 pm149
4.1Fair4 pm149
4.1Fair5 pm149
3.9Poor6 pm149
4.3Fair7 pm128
4.9Fair8 pm96
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.3 m. High at 9 am, 1.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.2 m. High at 9 pm, 1.4 mLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 9 pm, 1.4 m4 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 9 pm, 1.4 m4 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.

  • Sun5.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 75%
  • Thu1.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 94%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Scotts Beach

Scotts Beach is a sandy beach located on the West Coast of New Zealand. It is 1,514 meters long and has nearby toilets located 176 meters away. Big Rock Beach is a nearby beach located 1,629 meters away.

From Wikipedia

Scotts Beach is a beach on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is on the route of the Heaphy Track within Kahurangi National Park, and is around 3 km (1.9 mi) from the road end at Kohaihai. The beach is sandy, and is surrounded by steep cliffs covered in rainforest vegetation. The route to the beach is along an inland track over the Kohaihai bluff to a saddle at around 100 m (330 ft) elevation. The track passes through stands of nikau palms.

Source: Scotts Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms180 m580 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
64 km40 miTakaka Airport (KTF)

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

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