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Pōhutukawa Bay

Auckland · New Zealand

IntermediateBeach break-36.669, 174.747

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A october–april beach on the Fiji Sea near Auckland, Pōhutukawa Bay is exposed to E swell — NE–SE on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a SW–NW wind.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~15.6°C (60.1°F) on average

Jan

20.2°C

68.4°F · 17.8–22.6°C

Feb

20.9°C

69.6°F · 19.6–22.5°C

Mar

20.3°C

68.5°F · 18.7–22°C

Apr

19.3°C

66.7°F · 17.5–21.2°C

May

17.7°C

63.9°F · 16.4–19.2°C

Jun

16°C

60.8°F · 14.7–17.4°C

Jul

14.7°C

58.5°F · 13.7–16°C

Aug

14.3°C

57.7°F · 13.5–15.1°C

Sep

14.5°C

58.1°F · 13.2–15.5°C

Oct

15.6°C

60.1°F · 14.4–17.4°C

Nov

17.1°C

62.8°F · 15.4–18.6°C

Dec

18.9°C

66°F · 16.7–21.7°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NE–SE

Best wind

SW–NW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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