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North Beach
Current Water Quality
Please contact your local regional council for the most recent water quality information at this location.
Surf life saving
No lifeguards on duty
We recommend swimming at this beach when lifeguards are on duty.
Thu, 5 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Fri, 6 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sat, 7 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Sun, 8 Nov
No lifeguards on duty
Forecast
Weather
Water temp: 14.7°C
ThuNow
15.6°CRain
NE20km/h
Thu11am
15.6°CRain
NE19km/h
Thu1pm
15.7°CRain
NNE23km/h
Thu3pm
15.7°CRain
N24km/h
Thu5pm
15.7°CRain
N20km/h
Thu7pm
15.7°CCloudy
NNE15km/h
Thu9pm
16°CRain
NNE14km/h
Fri5am
16.2°CRain
NNE17km/h
Fri7am
16.1°CCloudy
NNE14km/h
Fri9am
15.9°CCloudy
NNE17km/h
Fri11am
15.7°CCloudy
ENE10km/h
Fri1pm
15.7°CShowers
NNE17km/h
Fri3pm
15.6°CCloudy
NE17km/h
Fri5pm
15°CCloudy
E7km/h
Fri7pm
15.5°CCloudy
E12km/h
Fri9pm
17.8°CCloudy
ENE10km/h
Sat5am
16°CCloudy
NNE5km/h
Sat7am
15.9°CCloudy
NE9km/h
Sat9am
15.8°CRain
NNE16km/h
Sat11am
15.4°CCloudy
NE14km/h
Sat1pm
15.1°CCloudy
NNE10km/h
Sat3pm
14.6°CRain
NNE5km/h
Sat5pm
13.7°CCloudy
NNE8km/h
Sat7pm
14.7°CCloudy
NNE9km/h
Sat9pm
16.6°CRain
NNW8km/h
Tide
Currently outgoing
Thu
2:01pm
Low
0.78m
Thu
8:10pm
High
3.07m
Fri
2:21am
Low
0.68m
Fri
8:36am
High
3.18m
Fri
2:47pm
Low
0.69m
Fri
8:55pm
High
3.13m
Sat
3:04am
Low
0.62m
Sat
9:17am
High
3.25m
Sat
3:29pm
Low
0.62m
Sat
9:36pm
High
3.17m
Sun
3:44am
Low
0.6m
Sun
9:56am
High
3.29m
Beach Info
North Beach is a popular summertime spot for swimming for many Westport locals and visitors to the area. Surfing and fishing are popular all year round. The safest conditions are found in surf under 1 metre. There is a consistent north-going rip associated with the rock wall to the south of the beach. There are no facilities located on the beach. The nearest facilities are 4 km away in Westport. Access is via a road which travels up the rock wall. A metal road runs the length of the beach and there are a number of other access points from there. Buller VSRS patrols this beach during the weekends of the summer months.
Hazards
Deep water
Large surf
Rip Currents
Shallow water
Submerged objects
Sudden drop in water depth