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Goat Island Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Goat Island Beach 5 photos

  • Goat Island 1, Hauraki Gulf

    Goat Island 1, Hauraki Gulf. Sleeps-Darkly, CC0. Source

  • Goat Island 2, Hauraki Gulf

    Goat Island 2, Hauraki Gulf. Sleeps-Darkly, CC0. Source

  • Carpophyllum plumosum

    Carpophyllum plumosum. Javier, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Goat Island - panoramio

    Goat Island - panoramio. Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Goat Island, 29 March 2012 19-04-2012 10-24-41

    Goat Island, 29 March 2012 19-04-2012 10-24-41. Mark in New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
5.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 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
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.8
3 km/h2 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°C61°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
95 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am138
4.8Fair8 am1610
4.7Fair9 am1710
6.2Good10 am127
7.4Great11 am85
7.6Great12 pm117
7.3Great1 pm1510
7.2Great2 pm1610
7.2Great3 pm1610
7.5Great4 pm127
7.7GreatNow95
7.8Great6 pm63
7.8Great7 pm32
Sat
5.1Fair7 am85
5.2Fair8 am74
6.3Good9 am64
6.7Good10 am85
6.5Good11 am85
5.4Fair12 pm149
6.2Good1 pm1710
6.5Good2 pm1711
5.9Good3 pm2013
6.3Good4 pm1811
7.1Great5 pm149
7.5Great6 pm117
7.4Great7 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 am, -0.7 m. High at 6 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.7 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.7 m2 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

  • Restrooms190 m640 ft away
  • Showers200 m650 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables450 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
2.5 km1.5 miLeigh (village)
Nearest airport
61 km38 miClaris Aerodrome (GBZ)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 90%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 30%