Harataonga Bay
Auckland, New Zealand
No photo of Harataonga Bay yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm6.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h4 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
- 17°C63°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 1710 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:40 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 11 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 6 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.
About Harataonga Bay
Harataonga Bay is a bight in New Zealand, located in the Auckland region. It is 287 meters from Overtons Beach and 8 kilometers from Claris Aerodrome. The nearest town is Ōkiwi village, situated 8,312 meters away.
Harataonga Bay is a coastal feature and area on the northeast coast of Great Barrier Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf, approximately 51 nautical miles northeast of central Auckland. Most of the area is in the Harataonga Recreation Reserve, with some of the hinterland forming the Harataonga Scenic Reserve.
The main beach is the sandy Overtons Beach, also called Harataonga Beach, which runs roughly west to east. The Harataonga Stream flows over the sand at the western end of the beach. There is also a small sandy bay at the northernmost corner of the bay that is only accessible by boat. Dragon Island at the eastern end of the bay provides some protection from the Pacific Ocean from the east and south-east, with further protection provided by the larger Rakitu (Arid) Island to the north.
Source: Harataonga on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 8.3 km5.2 miŌkiwi (village)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miClaris Aerodrome (GBZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Overtons Beach0.3 km0.2 mi south-east away8.2 Great
- Stony Beach3.8 km2.4 mi south away8.2 Great
- Whangapoua Beach6.6 km4.1 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- Palmers Beach6.6 km4.1 mi south away8.2 Great
- Kaitoke Beach8.5 km5.3 mi south away8.2 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.4 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.9 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 87%
- Wed5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 12%
- Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 36%