Medlands Beach
Auckland, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:40 pm6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 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
- 117 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 2415 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 Medlands Beach
Medlands Beach is a beach in Auckland, New Zealand, covering an area of 268,889 square meters. It is 1,856 meters long and located 4 kilometers from Claris Aerodrome. The nearest village, Claris, is 3,572 meters away, and there are toilets 492 meters from the beach.
Medlands Beach is a location on the east coast of Great Barrier Island in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Auckland Council describes it as the most accessible beach on the island. It is one of the island's main tourist areas, but is little developed. The small settlement of Medlands consists of permanent houses and holiday baches, some behind the dunes, sheltered from winds from the sea, and others elevated for a view.
Source: Medlands Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms490 m0.3 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.2 miClaris (village)
- Nearest airport
- 4 km2 miClaris Aerodrome (GBZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Kaitoke Beach2.8 km1.7 mi north-west away8.2 Great
- Pah Beach4.2 km2.6 mi south away7.5 Great
- Gooseberry Flat Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south away7.5 Great
- Palmers Beach4.6 km2.8 mi north away8.2 Great
- Mulberry Grove5.2 km3.2 mi south away7.5 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 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 87%
- Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 12%
- Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 36%