Check the Beach

Taylor's Bay

Auckland, New Zealand

Today at a glance

Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
5.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
Now
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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
16°C62°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
106 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
5.2Fair7 am127
4.1Fair8 am128
5.4Fair9 am127
6.5Good10 am106
6.9Good11 am95
7.2Great12 pm74
7.4Great1 pm64
7.2Great2 pm96
7.2Great3 pm127
7.1Great4 pm127
7.1Great5 pm127
7.0Great6 pm117
6.8GoodNow106
Sat
4.3Fair7 am21
4.3Fair8 am21
6.6Good9 am21
5.5Good10 am21
5.1Fair11 am43
5.4Fair12 pm74
5.3Fair1 pm117
6.3Good2 pm127
7.0Great3 pm117
6.0Good4 pm128
5.6Good5 pm149
6.7Good6 pm128
5.4Fair7 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 2 am, -1.1 m. High at 8 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 mHigh 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 2 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.0 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

  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away
  • Drinking water50 m170 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m120 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables50 m160 ft away
  • Playground30 m110 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
690 m0.4 miFrederick Street
Nearest town
8.6 km5.3 miAuckland (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miArdmore Aerodrome (AMZ)

Nearby places

  • Hilltop TakeawaysChinese
    850 m0.5 mi
  • The Little OvenCoffee shop
    860 m0.5 mi
  • Sushi PlusSushi
    940 m0.6 mi
  • Hills CafeFood and drink
    990 m0.6 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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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 43%