Half Moon Bay Beach
Auckland, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.1
10 km/h6 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
- 18°C65°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 1811 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 4 moderate
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:43 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -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
- Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 680 m0.4 mi
- Boat ramp410 m0.3 mi away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 180 m600 ftVivian Wilson Drive
- Nearest town
- 8.2 km5.1 miBeachlands (town)
- Nearest airport
- 18 km11 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)
Nearby places
- Rattana Thai restaurant and BarFood and drink680 m0.4 mi
- Barracuda restaurant Cafe and BarFood and drink700 m0.4 mi
- Books and Bricks Buckland BeachCoffee shop710 m0.4 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Eastern Beach0.9 km0.5 mi east away8.1 Great
- Bucklands Beach1.2 km0.8 mi north away8.1 Great
- Tahuna Torea1.3 km0.8 mi west away7.6 Great
- Mellons Bay Beach2.5 km1.6 mi south-east away8.1 Great
- Point England Beach3.0 km1.9 mi west away7.6 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.4 GreatBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
- Mon7.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 35%
- Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 24%
- Thu5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 48%