Ninety Mile Beach
Coastal areas · New Zealand
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An open SW-facing sand beach on the Fiji Sea near Coastal areas, Ninety Mile Beach works on S–W groundswell; N–E winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.7°C (60.3°F) on average
Jan
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.7–21.5°C
Feb
20.6°C
69.1°F · 19.6–21.8°C
Mar
20.3°C
68.5°F · 19.1–21.6°C
Apr
19.6°C
67.3°F · 18–21.4°C
May
18.2°C
64.8°F · 16.5–20.3°C
Jun
16.6°C
61.9°F · 15.4–17.9°C
Jul
15.5°C
59.9°F · 14.7–16.2°C
Aug
15.1°C
59.2°F · 14.4–15.7°C
Sep
15.2°C
59.4°F · 14.2–16.5°C
Oct
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.5–17.2°C
Nov
16.9°C
62.4°F · 15.4–18.3°C
Dec
18.5°C
65.3°F · 16.8–20.5°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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