Scotchmans Beach

West Coast, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Well overhead (3.2 m) at 9 s, heading toward E, with moderate cross-shore wind toward NE.

Swell

3.2 m

E

9 s

Wind

19 km/h

NE

Cross-shore

Tide

1.9 m

Falling

Weather

7 °C

Clear

13 °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

Poor

2.1 m · 8 s

ESE

38 km/h · 76 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 9 °C

1 AM

Fair

2.4 m · 8 s

ESE

35 km/h · 78 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 9 °C

2 AM

Fair

2.7 m · 8 s

E

27 km/h · 67 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.6 m

Clear · 8 °C

3 AM

Fair

3 m · 9 s

E

26 km/h · 54 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.8 m

Clear · 8 °C

4 AM

Fair

3.1 m · 9 s

E

23 km/h · 53 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 8 °C

5 AM

Fair

3.2 m · 9 s

E

19 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 7 °C

6 AM

Fair

3.2 m · 9 s

E

19 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 7 °C

7 AM

Fair

3.3 m · 10 s

E

18 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Clear · 7 °C

8 AM

Fair

3.3 m · 10 s

E

17 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 9 °C

9 AM

Fair

3.3 m · 10 s

E

17 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.2 m

Clear · 10 °C

10 AM

Fair

3.3 m · 10 s

E

23 km/h · 51 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 11 °C

11 AM

Fair

3.2 m · 10 s

E

24 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 12 °C

12 PM

Fair

3.2 m · 10 s

E

28 km/h · 62 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 12 °C

1 PM

Fair

3.1 m · 10 s

E

27 km/h · 67 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 13 °C

2 PM

Fair

3.1 m · 10 s

E

27 km/h · 61 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

3 PM

Fair

3 m · 10 s

E

26 km/h · 59 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.5 m

Clear · 13 °C

4 PM

Fair

2.9 m · 10 s

E

22 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.7 m

Clear · 13 °C

5 PM

Fair

2.9 m · 10 s

E

18 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.8 m

Clear · 12 °C

6 PM

Fair

2.8 m · 9 s

E

19 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.9 m

Clear · 11 °C

7 PM

Fair

2.7 m · 9 s

E

16 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 10 °C

8 PM

Fair

2.6 m · 9 s

E

14 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Overcast · 10 °C

9 PM

Fair

2.5 m · 9 s

E

13 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Overcast · 10 °C

10 PM

Fair

2.2 m · 10 s

E

14 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 10 °C

11 PM

Good

2 m · 10 s

E

12 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Overcast · 9 °C

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