Pohutukawa Bay
Auckland, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm5.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
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: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 19°C66°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph WSW
- Gusts
- 2314 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 3 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:44 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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.
About Pohutukawa Bay
Pohutukawa Bay is a beach located in Auckland, New Zealand, covering an area of 13,159 square meters. It is 370 meters long and is near the village of Ōkura, which is 2,505 meters away. The beach is also close to Granny's Bay, which is 680 meters away.
Pōhutukawa Bay is a beach north of Long Bay, located on the North Shore of Auckland. It is situated northeast of Ōkura, close to Piripiri Point. Directly south of Pōhutukawa Bay Beach is Granny's Bay Beach, and a little further south is Long Bay Regional Park. The beach is accessible only at low tide, and it is among one of Auckland's most popular naturist beaches. Public nudity is technically legal on any New Zealand beach where it is "known to occur". Getting to the beach requires going through the coastal track, a 6 km (3.7 mi) walk that starts from the beach carparks, and ends at the Ōkura River.
Source: Pōhutukawa Bay on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.5 km1.6 miŌkura (village)
- Nearest airport
- 34 km21 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Granny's Bay0.7 km0.4 mi south away8.5 Excellent
- Long Bay Beach1.7 km1.0 mi south away8.5 Excellent
- Karepiro Bay Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away8.5 Excellent
- Arkles Bay Beach3.1 km1.9 mi north away8.5 Excellent
- Ladder Bay Beach3.3 km2.1 mi south away8.5 Excellent
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.7 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%
- Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 100%
- Wed6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 25%
- Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 46%