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Beach Weather Today in The Anchorage

Today the maximum temperature will be 16° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 12° which is very cold and bracing, it's not recommended you swim with out a full wet suit.

Today will have 2.4mm of light rain. Expect overcast skies and very little possibility of sunshine with an average cloud cover of 84%.

The winds will be on shore and strong at 39kmh from the North. The strong winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler. The strong onshore winds may make conditions rougher for swimming.

The Anchorage faces North and sunset will be visible over the beach shoreline to the West at 05:28 PM. Unfortunately very heavy cloud cover of 100% may make the sunset not viewable.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in The Anchorage

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 16° which is a little too chilly for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 14° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea.

There will be 1 day of very light rain. Saturday will have 1.1mm of rain and Sunday will be dry. Expect lots of sunshine and clear skies with an average cloud cover of 38%.

THE ANCHORAGE - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

07:21 AM 05:28 PM

09:12 PM

12:15 PM

Thu 7th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

10°	10°	12°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°
25%	64%	100%	94%	92%	100%	100%	100%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.5mm	0.1mm	0.5mm	0.4mm	0.5mm	0.4mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

07:22 AM 05:27 PM

10:16 PM

12:52 PM

Fri 8th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°
100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
0.1mm	2.4mm	1.1mm	2.8mm	1.1mm	1.6mm	5.5mm	7.4mm
14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°

07:23 AM 05:26 PM

11:21 PM

01:23 PM

Sat 9th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

14°	13°	12°	13°	14°	15°	12°	8°
70%	77%	85%	88%	86%	72%	78%	4%
0.3mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°

07:24 AM 05:25 PM

No moonrise

01:49 PM

Sun 10th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

7°	6°	7°	11°	15°	15°	12°	12°
1%	0%	9%	2%	11%	12%	7%	10%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

07:25 AM 05:24 PM

12:27 AM

02:12 PM

Mon 11th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

10°	7°	5°	8°	12°	10°	9°	10°
30%	25%	32%	73%	16%	83%	100%	100%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.3mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

07:26 AM 05:23 PM

01:34 AM

02:34 PM

Tue 12th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

10°	9°	7°	9°	13°	13°	7°	6°
100%	77%	30%	9%	0%	11%	2%	0%
0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

07:27 AM 05:22 PM

02:42 AM

02:57 PM

Wed 13th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

5°	4°	4°	9°	14°	14°	8°	7°
6%	5%	3%	3%	8%	5%	5%	3%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°

07:21 AM 05:28 PM

09:12 PM

12:15 PM

Thu 7th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
7 kmh	6 kmh	3 kmh	24 kmh	36 kmh	35 kmh	39 kmh	39 kmh

0.1m	0.2m	0.1m	1.0m	1.3m	1.6m	1.6m	1.6m

5.1s	5.0s	5.1s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s

07:22 AM 05:27 PM

10:16 PM

12:52 PM

Fri 8th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
35 kmh	36 kmh	40 kmh	44 kmh	41 kmh	48 kmh	50 kmh	68 kmh

1.5m	1.4m	1.7m	1.8m	1.8m	2.4m	3.0m	2.0m

15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	7.8s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s

07:23 AM 05:26 PM

11:21 PM

01:23 PM

Sat 9th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
51 kmh	53 kmh	40 kmh	43 kmh	30 kmh	21 kmh	10 kmh	12 kmh

2.5m	1.9m	1.5m	1.2m	0.8m	1.3m	0.8m	1.1m

15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	15.3s	11.6s	11.7s

07:24 AM 05:25 PM

No moonrise

01:49 PM

Sun 10th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
17 kmh	15 kmh	17 kmh	22 kmh	12 kmh	19 kmh	18 kmh	14 kmh

1.3m	0.8m	0.6m	0.3m	0.3m	0.6m	0.6m	0.1m

11.6s	11.8s	11.8s	13.5s	13.4s	13.0s	9.7s	9.9s

07:25 AM 05:24 PM

12:27 AM

02:12 PM

Mon 11th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
33 kmh	17 kmh	22 kmh	16 kmh	4 kmh	20 kmh	23 kmh	19 kmh

0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	0.1m	0.1m	0.4m	0.5m	0.3m

10.7s	11.9s	12.5s	13.2s	13.6s	13.9s	14.1s	14.2s

07:26 AM 05:23 PM

01:34 AM

02:34 PM

Tue 12th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
12 kmh	4 kmh	5 kmh	13 kmh	9 kmh	4 kmh	10 kmh	12 kmh

0.3m	0.3m	0.2m	0.3m	0.1m	0.3m	0.2m	0.3m

4.1s	3.7s	14.4s	14.4s	14.4s	14.3s	14.3s	3.3s

07:27 AM 05:22 PM

02:42 AM

02:57 PM

Wed 13th May

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
12 kmh	13 kmh	12 kmh	13 kmh	1 kmh	7 kmh	3 kmh	11 kmh

0.4m	0.5m	0.5m	0.5m	0.2m	0.1m	0.2m	0.3m

3.5s	3.3s	3.7s	3.9s	14.7s	14.7s	14.6s	6.0s

07:21 AM 05:28 PM

09:12 PM

12:15 PM

Thu 7th May

12:39 AM	6:46 AM	1:03 PM	7:04 PM

3.43	0.99	3.20	1.03

07:22 AM 05:27 PM

10:16 PM

12:52 PM

Fri 8th May

1:18 AM	7:34 AM	1:52 PM	7:49 PM

3.28	1.13	3.09	1.16

07:23 AM 05:26 PM

11:21 PM

01:23 PM

Sat 9th May

2:05 AM	8:33 AM	2:47 PM	8:41 PM

3.13	1.24	3.01	1.28

07:24 AM 05:25 PM

No moonrise

01:49 PM

Sun 10th May

3:05 AM	9:41 AM	3:48 PM	9:45 PM

3.03	1.27	2.98	1.34

07:25 AM 05:24 PM

12:27 AM

02:12 PM

Mon 11th May

4:20 AM	10:47 AM	4:51 PM	10:59 PM

3.02	1.20	3.03	1.30

07:26 AM 05:23 PM

01:34 AM

02:34 PM

Tue 12th May

5:31 AM	11:46 AM	5:54 PM

3.12	1.06	3.16

07:27 AM 05:22 PM

02:42 AM

02:57 PM

Wed 13th May

12:08 AM	6:30 AM	12:39 PM	6:54 PM

1.15	3.30	0.87	3.35

Thu 7th May

16°
2.4mm
19kmh N
84%

Fri 8th May

16°
22.0mm
27kmh N
100%

Sat 9th May

15°
1.1mm
12kmh WNW
70%

Sun 10th May

15°
0.0mm
21kmh WSW
6%

Mon 11th May

12°
0.4mm
7kmh NNW
57%

Tue 12th May

13°
0.1mm
3kmh W
28%

Wed 13th May

14°
0.0mm
4kmh NW
4%

Thu 14th May

14°
0.0mm
2kmh N
8%

Fri 15th May

13°
0.0mm
3kmh N
1%

Sat 16th May

13°
0.0mm
3kmh NNW
0%

Sun 17th May

12°
0.0mm
5kmh N
2%

Mon 18th May

12°
0.0mm
3kmh NNW
0%

Tue 19th May

13°
0.0mm
5kmh W
0%

Wed 20th May

14°
0.0mm
4kmh NNW
16%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in The Anchorage

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 14° which is too cold for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 15° which is cold for swimming, a full wet suit is required to spend any length of time in the sea. There will be 5 days of moderate rain with an average of 5.2mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 27%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in The Anchorage don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Taking a Holiday at The Anchorage, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson Tasman Region, South Island, New Zealand

Taking a holiday at the beach in The Anchorage, located in Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson Tasman Region, South Island, New Zealand, is a fantastic way to experience the beauty and serenity of this incredible destination. The pristine natural surroundings and diverse range of activities make this an ideal spot for beach aficionados and outdoor enthusiasts alike.

Beach Type

The Anchorage boasts a stunning golden sand beach that stretches along the picturesque coastline. The waters are crystal clear with vibrant shades of blue and turquoise, making it perfect for swimming and snorkeling. While the beach may not have powdery white sand or rocky outcrops ideal for snorkeling and diving, it is still home to an abundance of marine life that can be found near the shore.

Beach Activities

There are numerous beach activities to enjoy while visiting The Anchorage:

Swimming: With calm waters, swimming is a popular activity for visitors to enjoy at this beach.
Kayaking: Explore the coast and discover hidden coves by renting a kayak or joining a guided kayaking tour.
Hiking: Abel Tasman National Park offers numerous hiking trails with stunning views of the coastline and surrounding forests.
Boating: Embark on a scenic boat tour or water taxi to explore neighboring beaches and bays.
Wildlife spotting: Keep an eye out for native birds like tui, bellbirds, and weka as well as seals sunbathing on nearby rocks.

Accommodations

While there are no hotels or resorts directly on The Anchorage beach, there are several options nearby:

Awaroa Lodge: Located within Abel Tasman National Park, this eco-lodge offers comfortable accommodations surrounded by nature.
Abel Tasman Lodge: Situated in Marahau, this lodge offers easy access to the park and nearby beaches.

Areas to Stay In

Marahau: This small village serves as the gateway to Abel Tasman National Park and offers a range of accommodations, including lodges, holiday homes, and campgrounds.
Kaiteriteri: A popular beach town with more accommodation options, restaurants, and activities. It's also a great place to rent kayaks or join boat tours.
Motueka: A larger town with a range of accommodations from hotels to backpackers' hostels. It is an ideal base for exploring both Abel Tasman National Park and other attractions in the Nelson Tasman Region.