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Big Manly Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Big Manly Beach 5 photos

  • Big Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa in 2010 05

    Big Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa in 2010 05. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Big Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa (2)

    Big Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa (2). russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Big Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa in 2010 02

    Big Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa in 2010 02. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Tarihunga Point from Stanmore Bay Beach

    Tarihunga Point from Stanmore Bay Beach. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Stanmore Bay 02

    Stanmore Bay 02. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am1912
5.8Good8 am1912
6.3Good9 am1710
7.5Great10 am127
7.6Great11 am127
7.4Great12 pm149
7.3Great1 pm1510
7.2Great2 pm1610
7.1Great3 pm1711
7.5Great4 pm138
7.7GreatNow106
7.8Great6 pm117
7.8Great7 pm74
Sat
5.0Fair7 am74
5.0Fair8 am53
5.1Fair9 am53
5.4Fair10 am32
5.6Good11 am32
5.3Fair12 pm117
4.8Fair1 pm1711
5.0Fair2 pm1912
5.5Good3 pm159
6.2Good4 pm138
7.2Great5 pm117
7.6Great6 pm63
7.3Great7 pm75
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 mLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 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

  • Restrooms200 m640 ft away
  • Showers200 m640 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m670 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables160 m510 ft away
  • Playground220 m710 ft away
  • Boat ramp170 m560 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m820 ftManly Park
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miWhangaparāoa (town)
Nearest airport
35 km22 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 46%