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Waipaparoa / Howick Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

Waipaparoa / Howick Beach 5 photos

  • 20220925 160225 Waipaparoa Howick Beach

    20220925 160225 Waipaparoa Howick Beach. Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

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    20220925 153915 Waipaparoa Howick Beach. Prosperosity, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Rangitoto and Browns Island from Howick Beach

    Rangitoto and Browns Island from Howick Beach. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Motukaraka Island from Stockade Hill

    Motukaraka Island from Stockade Hill. Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:43 pm
7 am
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
Now
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7 pm
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
4 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:43 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am138
7.2Great8 am159
7.0Great9 am149
7.3Great10 am127
7.8Great11 am96
8.0Great12 pm42
8.1Great1 pm32
8.1Great2 pm85
8.0Great3 pm138
8.0Great4 pm159
8.2GreatNow138
8.2Great6 pm117
8.1Great7 pm106
Sat
5.2Fair7 am42
5.8Good8 am21
6.0Good9 am42
5.8Good10 am64
5.4Fair11 am85
5.4Fair12 pm138
5.1Fair1 pm149
5.0Fair2 pm1610
5.6Good3 pm1811
5.0Fair4 pm1610
5.4Fair5 pm148
6.8Good6 pm106
7.4Great7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 am, 0.9 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.8 mLow 11 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 11 pm, -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 Waipaparoa / Howick Beach

Waipaparoa / Howick Beach is a sandy beach located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is 234 meters long and has 4 free parking areas within 500 meters. The nearest town is Beachlands, 5,052 meters away, and Mellons Bay Beach is 1,362 meters to the north.

Facilities

  • Restrooms70 m240 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m80 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink32 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables130 m420 ft away
  • Playground400 m0.3 mi away
  • Boat ramp50 m180 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
40 m120 ftHowick Beach
Nearest town
5.1 km3.1 miBeachlands (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miArdmore Aerodrome (AMZ)

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.4 GreatBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 24%
  • Thu5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 48%