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Sunkist Bay Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Sunkist Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Beachlands - View Bay, New Zealand (1)

    Beachlands - View Bay, New Zealand (1). Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Beachlands - View Bay, New Zealand (3)

    Beachlands - View Bay, New Zealand (3). Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Motukara Island 15Dec2019

    Motukara Island 15Dec2019. Jonwnz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Pine Harbour Marine Photos II

    Pine Harbour Marine Photos II. Ingolfson, Public domain. Source

  • Motukaraka Island

    Motukaraka Island. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
7.9
14 km/h8 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°C62°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
148 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am1711
7.1Great8 am1811
7.2Great9 am1710
7.1Great10 am159
7.5Great11 am117
7.8Great12 pm64
8.0Great1 pm64
8.0Great2 pm64
8.1Great3 pm64
8.2Great4 pm85
8.3Great5 pm117
8.2Great6 pm117
7.9GreatNow148
Sat
7.6Great7 am64
7.3Great8 am74
6.2Good9 am106
5.6Good10 am106
5.5Good11 am96
5.7Good12 pm85
5.5Good1 pm74
6.2Good2 pm117
6.2Good3 pm1610
6.5Good4 pm1610
6.4Good5 pm1811
5.7Good6 pm1811
6.8Good7 pm127
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 m180 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m280 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi
  • Playground90 m300 ft away
  • Boat ramp30 m90 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
350 m0.2 miBeachlands Village
Nearest town
430 m0.3 miBeachlands (town)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miWaiheke Island Aerodrome (WIK)

Nearby places

  • Sky Horse TakeawaysFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi
  • Beach PizzaPizza
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Indian MahharaniIndian
    420 m0.3 mi
  • Beachlands CafeFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi
  • The Burger ShackBurger
    430 m0.3 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

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%