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McKenzie Bay Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

McKenzie Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Coast Guard Bay, Rangitoto 01

    Coast Guard Bay, Rangitoto 01. Tristan Schmurr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Coast Guard Bay, Rangitoto 02

    Coast Guard Bay, Rangitoto 02. Brian, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Lichina intermedia 12324714

    Lichina intermedia 12324714. Peter de Lange, CC0. Source

  • Thinornis novaeseelandiae 14360571

    Thinornis novaeseelandiae 14360571. Peter de Lange, CC0. Source

  • Rangitoto Batch - 4065915118

    Rangitoto Batch - 4065915118. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.7
12 km/h7 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
17°C62°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
42 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am128
7.1Great8 am148
7.4Great9 am128
7.7Great10 am106
7.9Great11 am85
8.0Great12 pm85
7.9Great1 pm138
7.6Great2 pm1710
7.5Great3 pm1811
7.8Great4 pm1510
8.1Great5 pm138
8.1Great6 pm117
8.1Great7 pm85
Sat
5.2Fair7 am74
5.2Fair8 am43
5.4Fair9 am32
5.5Good10 am32
5.4Fair11 am74
5.2Fair12 pm138
5.0Fair1 pm1610
4.8Fair2 pm1811
5.0Fair3 pm1711
5.3Fair4 pm149
6.7Good5 pm117
7.7Great6 pm96
7.7Great7 pm127
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 m. High at 6 pm, 1.1 mLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 1.1 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 1.1 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

  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
9.9 km6.2 miAuckland (city)
Nearest airport
23 km14 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 McKenzie Bay Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon7.9 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 46%