Check the Beach

Army Bay Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Army Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Ōkoromai Bay from Shakespear Regional Park

    Ōkoromai Bay from Shakespear Regional Park. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Sunset, Shakespear Open Sanctuary2

    Sunset, Shakespear Open Sanctuary2. itravelNZ® - New Zealand in your pocket™, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Sunset, Shakespear Open Sanctuary1

    Sunset, Shakespear Open Sanctuary1. itravelNZ® - New Zealand in your pocket™, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Te Haruhi Bay - 4292514530

    Te Haruhi Bay - 4292514530. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Te Haruhi Bay

    Te Haruhi Bay. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
32 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am1811
5.4Fair8 am2012
6.0Good9 am1811
7.4Great10 am128
7.5Great11 am128
7.3Great12 pm159
7.3Great1 pm149
7.4Great2 pm138
7.2Great3 pm1610
7.2Great4 pm159
7.6Great5 pm128
7.8Great6 pm117
7.9Great7 pm43
Sat
5.0Fair7 am85
5.0Fair8 am64
5.0Fair9 am63
5.2Fair10 am32
5.5Good11 am42
5.1Fair12 pm127
4.9Fair1 pm1711
5.4Fair2 pm1811
6.5Good3 pm1610
6.4Good4 pm159
6.6Good5 pm138
6.8Good6 pm64
6.0Good7 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.8 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, 1.0 mLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m220 ft away
  • Showers70 m240 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m190 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables110 m350 ft away
  • Boat ramp160 m520 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m460 ftShakespear Regional Park
Nearest town
7.4 km4.6 miWhangaparāoa (town)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Army Bay Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 26%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 27%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 43%