Sandy Bay Beach
Auckland, New Zealand
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 7:44 pm7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 18°C65°F
- Wind
- 149 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 1912 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 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
- 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
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 15 km9 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Woody Bay Beach1.2 km0.7 mi north-west away8.3 Great
- Home Bay5.2 km3.2 mi south away8.3 Great
- Island Bay Beach6.6 km4.1 mi south-east away8.3 Great
- Owhanake Beach6.9 km4.3 mi south-east away8.3 Great
- Big Oneroa Beach8.2 km5.1 mi south-east away8.3 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
- Mon7.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
- Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 100%
- Wed5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 13%
- Thu6.3 GoodBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 24%