South Island

Waimairi Beach Surf Cams

Thank you to our webcam provider 🤙 : Waimairi Surf Lifesaving Club. Waimairi is a voluntary Surf Lifesaving Club established in 1949. Waimairi is the northernmost of the Christchurch City beaches, located at the intersection of Beach Rd and Marine Parade Christchurch. They patrol Waimairi Beach on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer. Thay have a large active membership of juniors (7 – 13 years+) and offer a competitive training squad for surf sports. Join the club or support them here www.waimairisurf.org.nz

Aramoana Surf Cam

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Kaikoura Surf Cam

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Tautuku Bay Surf Cam

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Greymouth Live Surf Cam

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Entrance to Milford Sound Non-Surf Cam

Thank you to our webcam provider 🤙: Milford Sound / Piopiotahi is a fiord in the southwest of New Zealand’s South Island. It’s known for towering Mitre Peak, plus rainforests and waterfalls like Stirling and Bowen falls, which plummet down its sheer sides. The fiord is home to fur seal colonies, penguins and dolphins. Milford Discovery Centre and Underwater Observatory offers views of rare black coral and other marine life. Boat tours are a popular way to explore.

Christchurch Recreational Forecast

Nearby coastal warnings: Nil for Conway

Today: Northeast 15 knots, becoming variable 5 knots in the morning. Easterly 10 knots developing for a time this afternoon. Changing southwest 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Fine, apart from morning and evening cloud.

Monday: Southwest 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots in the morning. Becoming northeast 15 knots in the afternoon. Partly cloudy.

Tuesday: Northeast 15 knots. Fine.

Wednesday: Northeast 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Partly cloudy.

Significant swell is included if forecast to be 0.5 metres or higher for today and tomorrow, and 1m or higher beyond that.

Issued: 10:52pm Sat, 18 Jan

New issues of this forecast are made available at or before:
5:00am, 11:30am, 5:45pm, 11:30pm
Updates and amendments may be issued at any time.

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