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Kowhai Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Kowhai Beach 5 photos

  • Clerestory, Tauhinu Sea Scouts' Den

    Clerestory, Tauhinu Sea Scouts' Den. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Day Sixty One - Sunset from Herald Island

    Day Sixty One - Sunset from Herald Island. Yortw, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Herald Island Domain, looking E

    Herald Island Domain, looking E. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Herald Island Domain, looking N

    Herald Island Domain, looking N. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Abandoned Boat Near Upper Harbor Drive

    Abandoned Boat Near Upper Harbor Drive. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
Now
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.9
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
21°C70°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
53 km/hmph W
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am64
6.2Good8 am106
5.5Good9 am117
7.6Great10 am85
8.0Great11 am63
8.4Great12 pm32
8.7Excellent1 pm42
8.7Excellent2 pm42
8.6Excellent3 pm21
8.4Great4 pm42
8.4GreatNow53
8.2Great6 pm85
7.9Great7 pm106
Sat
5.0Fair7 am53
5.0Fair8 am32
7.0Great9 am21
6.1Good10 am42
6.1Good11 am53
6.1Good12 pm53
6.3Good1 pm64
6.1Good2 pm74
6.5Good3 pm85
6.0Good4 pm106
7.8Great5 pm138
7.7Great6 pm138
6.9Good7 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 2 am, -1.1 m. High at 8 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 mHigh 8 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 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

  • Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Fee not listed
  • Playground370 m0.2 mi away
  • Boat ramp80 m270 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m500 ft
Nearest town
3.3 km2 miPāremoremo (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)

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.

  • Sat7.8 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 46%