Snells Beach, Auckland

Auckland · Weather unavailable

6 beaches near this one

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Sat, Sep 26, 10:06 AM

Practical information

Tide

Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.

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The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Shore form: BaySource record 9/19/2026 · Open source
Length: 2,057 mSource record 9/19/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby: BuildingsNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/19/2026 · Open source
Shore axis: 173°Source record 9/19/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

September 26, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

06:06 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

06:19 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method

Do you know this beach?

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Is the beach easy to reach?

Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: toilets 4 · parking 10 · restaurant 1 · shop 6 · drinking water 1 · bus stop 6recorded by the source · Source record 9/19/2026 · Open source

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Local area: Aucklandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/19/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 9/19/2026 · Open source
Coast: AucklandSource record 9/19/2026 · Open source
Water body: OceanSource record 9/19/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details

Calculated at 10:06 AM

family beach time10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

family beach time

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10:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v4

shore gathering10:06 AM – 01:06 PM

shore gathering

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10:06 AM – 01:06 PM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v4

coastal walk11:00 AM – 01:00 PM

coastal walk

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11:00 AM – 01:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

beach run12:00 PM – 01:30 PM

beach run

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12:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

photography01:00 PM – 03:00 PM

photography

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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

sunset02:00 PM – 03:30 PM

sunset

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Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v4

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Beaches nearby

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

The range is calculated from each day’s modelled heights. Heights retain the source reference and do not replace official times.

Tide calendarBrowse the month day by day with the modelled tidal range when available.

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

The place in pictures

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Real photographs of Snells Beach. They provide context but do not show current conditions.

500px provided description: One of my first planned star trail shoots, this came out really well, despite the fact that I had to throw away half my shots due to lens fog :( [#night ,#stars ,#trails ,#milky way ,#astro ,#astrophotography ,#startrails ,#14mm ,#satellite ,#Canon ,#New Zealand ,#60D ,#Samyang ,#Warkworth ,#south celestial pole] — Trails At The Farm (25624507)Photo Jason Brown · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

500px provided description: Up VERY early this morning (think 5am), so I wandered off to catch the sun. The lens I am using is a manual one, so the poor 60D has no idea what the focal length really is, for the record, it's a Samyang 14mm :) [#sunrise ,#morning ,#beach ,#orange ,#peaceful ,#panorama ,#dawn ,#tranquil ,#quiet ,#14mm ,#Canon ,#Clouds ,#New Zealand ,#60D ,#Samyang ,#Snells Beach] — The Beach At Dawn (25624505)Photo Jason Brown · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Sources and method

How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

© OpenStreetMap contributors — named coastal features, ODbL; geographic catalogue, not current bathing-health informationaging

Official catalogue · bathing

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© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-18T20:21:10Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

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Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.