Check the Beach

Long Bay Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Long Bay Beach 4 photos

  • Looking south over Long Bay

    Looking south over Long Bay. Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Awaruku Creek, Long Bay, looking NE towards eastuary

    Awaruku Creek, Long Bay, looking NE towards eastuary. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Awaruku Creek, Long Bay, looking SW

    Awaruku Creek, Long Bay, looking SW. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Long Bay, New Zealand (1)

    Long Bay, New Zealand (1). Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
Now
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.8
7 km/h4 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
16°C60°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am1912
5.8Good8 am1912
6.3Good9 am1710
7.5Great10 am127
7.6Great11 am127
7.4Great12 pm149
7.3Great1 pm1510
7.2Great2 pm1610
7.1Great3 pm1711
7.5Great4 pm138
7.7GreatNow106
7.8Great6 pm117
7.8Great7 pm74
Sat
5.0Fair7 am74
5.0Fair8 am53
5.1Fair9 am53
5.4Fair10 am32
5.6Good11 am32
5.3Fair12 pm117
4.8Fair1 pm1711
5.0Fair2 pm1912
5.5Good3 pm159
6.2Good4 pm138
7.2Great5 pm117
7.6Great6 pm63
7.3Great7 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

  • Restrooms150 m480 ft away
  • Showers30 m100 ft away
  • Drinking water120 m400 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground120 m380 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
680 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 miŌkura (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)

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 Long Bay 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.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 46%