Sandy Bay Beach
Whangārei District, Northland, New Zealand
- Free parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
7.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
7.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C58°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 1811 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:44 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 12 am, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 6 am, 0.8 m2 ft
- Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.9 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 m210 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m160 ft. Listed as free
- Picnic tables80 m270 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.8 km1.7 miMatapouri (village)
- Nearest airport
- 26 km16 miWhangārei Airport (WRE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Whale Bay Beach2.3 km1.4 mi east away7.7 Great
- Okupe Beach14 km8.5 mi north away7.4 Great
- Okurekureia Beach16 km10 mi north-west away6.6 Good
- Parauwanui Beach17 km10 mi south away7.4 Great
- Frogtown Beach18 km11 mi south away7.4 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 10%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
- Tue3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 96%
- Wed6.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%
- Thu6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 41%