Caroline Bay Beach

Timaru, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 7:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Knee-high (0.9 m) at 6 s, heading toward N, with moderate cross-shore wind toward SE.

Swell

0.9 m

N

6 s

Wind

10 km/h

SE

Cross-shore

Tide

1.3 m

Rising

Weather

5 °C

Clear

11 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

0.5 m · 10 s

WNW

15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 9 °C

1 AM

Good

0.6 m · 9 s

NW

1 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.3 m

Light drizzle · 8 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

NNW

9 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1 m

Clear · 7 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

N

8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Clear · 7 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 6 s

N

7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Clear · 6 °C

5 AM

Good

0.8 m · 6 s

N

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 6 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.8 m · 6 s

N

8 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 5 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

N

10 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 5 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

N

12 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 7 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

N

6 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Mostly clear · 11 °C

10 AM

Good

0.9 m · 6 s

N

16 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.9 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

11 AM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

N

25 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.8 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

12 PM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

N

25 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

1 PM

Good

1 m · 7 s

N

23 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.4 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

2 PM

Good

1.1 m · 7 s

N

20 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.1 m

Clear · 14 °C

3 PM

Good

1.2 m · 7 s

N

15 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 14 °C

4 PM

Good

1.3 m · 7 s

N

17 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

0.8 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

5 PM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

N

17 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 13 °C

6 PM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

N

15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 11 °C

7 PM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

N

4 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.2 m

Clear · 9 °C

8 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 6 s

N

7 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

1.4 m

Mostly clear · 8 °C

9 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 6 s

N

6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 7 °C

10 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 6 s

N

7 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

1.8 m

Partly cloudy · 7 °C

11 PM

Fair

1.2 m · 6 s

N

10 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 7 °C

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