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Three Mile Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

Three Mile Beach 5 photos

  • Three Mile Pack Track Beach MRD 01

    Three Mile Pack Track Beach MRD 01. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Three Mile Lagoon MRD 01

    Three Mile Lagoon MRD 01. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Three Mile Lagoon MRD 18

    Three Mile Lagoon MRD 18. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Three Mile Pack Track MRD 07

    Three Mile Pack Track MRD 07. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Ōkārito + Whitebaiting • Nimmo • MRD 10

    Ōkārito + Whitebaiting • Nimmo • MRD 10. Stewart Nimmo, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 8:13 pm
7 am
5.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 pm
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Three Mile Beach.

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Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sat, so a beachfront room still pays off.

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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
14°C58°F
Wind
53 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:13 pm
Today
4.2Fair7 am85
4.2Fair8 am75
4.2Fair9 am53
4.2Fair10 am21
4.3Fair11 am42
4.3Fair12 pm53
4.3Fair1 pm64
4.3Fair2 pm74
4.3Fair3 pm74
4.4Fair4 pm95
4.3Fair5 pm117
4.2Fair6 pm138
4.2Fair7 pm127
4.2Fair8 pm106
Sat
5.3Fair7 am21
5.7Good8 am32
5.4Fair9 am85
4.7Fair10 am128
4.8Fair11 am1710
5.3Fair12 pm1711
5.6Good1 pm1510
5.3Fair2 pm1610
4.1Fair3 pm1710
4.1Fair4 pm1610
4.4Fair5 pm149
4.9Fair6 pm127
5.3Fair7 pm128
5.7Good8 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.0 m. High at 10 am, 1.0 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.0 m. High at 10 pm, 1.2 mLow 4 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 10 pm, 1.2 m4 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 4 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 10 pm, 1.2 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.

  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 40%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 53%
  • Wed2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 96%
  • Thu2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 94%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
13 km8 miFranz Josef Aerodrome (WHO)

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

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