Saltwater Beach
Coastal areas · New Zealand
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Saltwater Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.3°C (55.9°F) on average
Jan
16.7°C
62.1°F · 13.3–21°C
Feb
17.7°C
63.9°F · 15.6–20.2°C
Mar
17.2°C
63°F · 14.5–20.2°C
Apr
16.4°C
61.5°F · 13.9–18.9°C
May
15.3°C
59.5°F · 13.3–17.5°C
Jun
13.9°C
57°F · 12.7–15.4°C
Jul
13.1°C
55.6°F · 11.7–14°C
Aug
12.7°C
54.9°F · 11.5–13.7°C
Sep
12.9°C
55.2°F · 11.8–13.6°C
Oct
13.3°C
55.9°F · 12.4–15.1°C
Nov
14.5°C
58.1°F · 12.7–17.8°C
Dec
15.8°C
60.4°F · 13.4–18.3°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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