Smugglers Bay Beach
Whangārei District, Northland, New Zealand
No photo of Smugglers Bay Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:44 pm4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.1
11 km/h7 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
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 17°C63°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 2817 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 1 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:44 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft
- High 6 am, 0.8 m3 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
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5 km3.1 miWhangārei Heads (village)
- Nearest airport
- 18 km11 miWhangārei Airport (WRE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Peach Cove2.8 km1.7 mi east away8.2 Great
- Ocean Beach5.9 km3.7 mi north away8.2 Great
- Uretiti Beach12 km7.3 mi south-west away7.6 Great
- Frogtown Beach16 km9.7 mi north away7.4 Great
- Waipū Government Purpose (Wildlife Refuge) Reserve16 km10 mi south away7.6 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 31%
- Mon7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 16%
- Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 82%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 12%
- Thu6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 43%