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South Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 8:07 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
4.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
8 pm
2.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

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°C58°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
69%
Sunset
8:07 pm
Today
4.2Fair7 am85
4.2Fair8 am85
4.2Fair9 am74
4.2Fair10 am32
4.1Fair11 am74
3.8Poor12 pm138
4.7Fair1 pm138
5.6Good2 pm127
5.6Good3 pm138
5.2Fair4 pm149
4.2Fair5 pm159
3.1Poor6 pm1710
2.3PoorNow1811
2.4Poor8 pm2012
Sat
3.0Poor7 am1610
2.8Poor8 am1610
2.5Poor9 am1711
2.2Poor10 am1912
2.0Poor11 am2113
2.0Poor12 pm2013
2.2Poor1 pm1811
3.0Poor2 pm1711
3.3Poor3 pm1912
3.7Poor4 pm2012
4.0Fair5 pm2113
4.1Fair6 pm2013
3.5Poor7 pm1811
4.3Fair8 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 3 am, -1.1 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.1 mHigh 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 3 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 4 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.1 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.

  • Sun4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 48%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 94%
  • Thu0.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 99%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
9.5 km5.9 miGreymouth (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miGreymouth Airport (GMN)

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

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