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Twenty Minute Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

Twenty Minute Beach 1 photo

  • Heaphy Track - coastal section

    Heaphy Track - coastal section. Christoph Strässler, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:00 pm
7 am
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
5.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
Now
4.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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°C57°F
Water
15°C59°F
Wind
95 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
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
4.2FairNow95
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 rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 3 am, -1.3 m. High at 9 am, 1.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.2 mHigh 9 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 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.

  • 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.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
61 km38 miTakaka Airport (KTF)

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

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