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Mission Bay Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Mission Bay Beach 4 photos

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    Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium Shark bus in Auckland, New Zealand. Joe Ross from Lansing, Michigan, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm
7 am
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.5
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
Now
8.4
2 km/h1 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
19°C66°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
21 km/hmph W
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:44 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am117
6.6Good8 am127
7.4Great9 am127
8.0Great10 am96
8.3Great11 am85
8.5Excellent12 pm63
8.8Excellent1 pm64
8.8Excellent2 pm85
8.8Excellent3 pm85
8.9Excellent4 pm75
8.9Excellent5 pm64
8.7Excellent6 pm32
8.4GreatNow21
Sat
5.2Fair7 am64
5.3Fair8 am43
7.1Great9 am21
7.2Great10 am21
5.9Good11 am42
6.5Good12 pm75
5.9Good1 pm95
6.0Good2 pm96
5.9Good3 pm85
6.0Good4 pm74
6.0Good5 pm74
7.6Great6 pm106
7.4Great7 pm128
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 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 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

  • Restrooms50 m170 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink38 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables70 m220 ft away
  • Playground210 m700 ft away
  • Boat ramp180 m600 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
100 m320 ftMission Bay
Nearest town
6.2 km3.8 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 Mission 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 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 46%