Palmers 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 Palmers Beach
Palmers Beach is a beach in New Zealand, located in the Auckland region. It is 1287 meters long and is near Claris village, which is 2391 meters away. The nearest airport is Claris Aerodrome, located 2 kilometers from the beach.
Palmers Beach is on the east coast of Great Barrier Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
The beach is busy with swimmers and surfers during summer, but is often deserted during the rest of the year. There are several right-hand and left-hand peaks, suitable for intermediate to expert surfers.
Source: Palmers Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.4 km1.5 miClaris (village)
- Nearest airport
- 2 km1 miClaris Aerodrome (GBZ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Kaitoke Beach1.9 km1.2 mi south away8.2 Great
- Stony Beach2.8 km1.7 mi north away8.2 Great
- Medlands Beach4.6 km2.8 mi south away8.2 Great
- Overtons Beach6.4 km4.0 mi north away8.2 Great
- Harataonga Bay6.6 km4.1 mi north away8.2 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%