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Ship Creek Beach

Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

Ship Creek Beach 5 photos

  • Dune Lake Walk Ship Creek MRD 29

    Dune Lake Walk Ship Creek MRD 29. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Dune Lake Walk Ship Creek MRD 25

    Dune Lake Walk Ship Creek MRD 25. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • A day by the ocean

    A day by the ocean. Pedro, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Looking for the sea

    Looking for the sea. Pedro, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Ship Creek, West Coast, 5 April 2012

    Ship Creek, West Coast, 5 April 2012. Mark in New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 8:17 pm
7 am
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
0 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
8 pm
3.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Ship Creek Beach right now.

4.0Fair

Jamie Beach 22 km13 mi east

Scores 4.0 right now, 1.4 points above Ship Creek 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
15°C59°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
54%
Sunset
8:17 pm
Today
4.9Fair7 am74
5.2Fair8 am53
5.2Fair9 am00
4.8Fair10 am53
4.2Fair11 am64
4.1Fair12 pm106
3.7Poor1 pm1610
3.4Poor2 pm2113
2.6Poor3 pm2113
2.4Poor4 pm2012
2.6PoorNow1811
3.1Poor6 pm1710
3.4Poor7 pm1510
3.7Poor8 pm138
Sat
4.0Fair7 am42
3.8Poor8 am53
3.7Poor9 am85
3.6Poor10 am106
3.4Poor11 am96
3.5Poor12 pm106
3.6Poor1 pm138
3.4Poor2 pm148
3.3Poor3 pm138
3.5Poor4 pm106
3.2Poor5 pm85
2.9Poor6 pm106
2.9Poor7 pm106
2.9Poor8 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 10 am, 0.9 m. Low at 4 pm, -0.9 mHigh 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -0.9 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 9 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -0.9 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.

  • Sun2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 87%
  • Mon0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 100%
  • Thu1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 93%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms100 m320 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables80 m260 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
79 km49 miMount Cook Airport (MON)

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

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