Check the Beach

Hekerua Bay Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Hekerua Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Little Palm Beach at low tide

    Little Palm Beach at low tide. RadishSlice, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Palm beach on Waiheke Island

    Palm beach on Waiheke Island. Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Mawhitipana Bay (Palm Beach) with anchored leisure boats

    Mawhitipana Bay (Palm Beach) with anchored leisure boats. RadishSlice, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Palm Beach Village On Waiheke Island

    Palm Beach Village On Waiheke Island. Ingolfson, Public domain. Source

  • Nani Island

    Nani Island. Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.9
14 km/h8 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°C64°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am1711
7.1Great8 am1811
7.2Great9 am1710
7.1Great10 am159
7.5Great11 am117
7.8Great12 pm64
7.9Great1 pm64
8.1Great2 pm64
8.1Great3 pm64
8.2Great4 pm85
8.3GreatNow117
8.2Great6 pm117
7.9Great7 pm148
Sat
7.5Great7 am64
7.3Great8 am74
6.2Good9 am106
5.6Good10 am106
5.5Good11 am96
5.7Good12 pm85
5.4Fair1 pm74
6.2Good2 pm117
6.2Good3 pm1610
6.5Good4 pm1610
6.4Good5 pm1811
5.7Good6 pm1811
6.8Good7 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.8 mLow 11 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • 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

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables300 m970 ft away
  • Boat ramp300 m980 ft away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m680 ftHekerua Bay
Nearest town
4.9 km3.1 miŌmiha (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)

Nearby places

  • Little Oneroa TakeawaysFas
    830 m0.5 mi
  • DragonfiredFood and drink
    840 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 Hekerua Bay Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 13%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 24%