Check the Beach

Grays Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Grays Beach 4 photos

  • Omaha Beach shops

    Omaha Beach shops. Gadfium, CC0. Source

  • Omaha Beach2

    Omaha Beach2. Gadfium, CC0. Source

  • Waves under a moody sky (Unsplash)

    Waves under a moody sky (Unsplash). Tim Marshall timmarshall, CC0. Source

  • Whangateau Harbour 2011-06-26

    Whangateau Harbour 2011-06-26. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
5.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
18°C64°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
5.5Good7 am2013
5.2Fair8 am2314
5.1Fair9 am2013
6.4Good10 am1510
7.3Great11 am149
7.1Great12 pm1711
7.3Great1 pm159
7.5Great2 pm138
7.6Great3 pm117
7.5Great4 pm138
7.6Great5 pm128
7.7Great6 pm127
7.6GreatNow138
Sat
5.1Fair7 am53
5.4Fair8 am64
6.4Good9 am53
6.5Good10 am64
6.2Good11 am106
5.2Fair12 pm1710
6.3Good1 pm1912
6.9Good2 pm1811
6.1Good3 pm2113
6.8Good4 pm2113
7.0Great5 pm1912
6.9Good6 pm1811
6.5Good7 pm1610
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 m. High at 6 pm, 1.0 mLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.7 m2 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

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m480 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miŌmaha (village)
Nearest airport
60 km37 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)

Nearby places

  • The Farmers DaughterFood and drink
    150 m480 ft
  • OOB IcecreamFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi

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 Grays 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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 30%