Overview

Army Bay is a sheltered beach located at the tip of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, near Shakespear Regional Park. Facing north, this bay offers a calm water area in the Hauraki Gulf. N to NE and SW winds work well on this spot. The bottom is sandy and shallow, suitable for beginners. The neighboring Shakespear Regional Park offers hiking trails and preserved native wildlife.

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Spot forecast for Army Bay

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 19:40

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:35 · 2.1 m Low tide 08:42 · 0.8 m High tide 15:09 · 2.2 m Low tide 21:25 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:31 · 2 m Low tide 09:40 · 0.8 m High tide 16:01 · 2.2 m Low tide 22:21 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:27 · 2.1 m Low tide 10:36 · 0.8 m High tide 16:52 · 2.2 m Low tide 23:12 · 0.7 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:21 · 2.1 m Low tide 11:28 · 0.7 m High tide 17:41 · 2.3 m Low tide 23:59 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 06:12 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:17 · 0.6 m High tide 18:27 · 2.4 m

Army Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

376h

in October · 29 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 376 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is July, at 20.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 15 °C. The wettest month is July, with 190 mm.

Monthly averages: Army Bay

Monthly averages — Army Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	325 h	24 °C	79 mm
February	24.5	239 h	24 °C	44 mm
March	26.0	253 h	22 °C	51 mm
April	27.0	285 h	20 °C	159 mm
May	21.5	210 h	17 °C	106 mm
June	25.0	248 h	16 °C	111 mm
July	20.5	212 h	15 °C	190 mm
August	23.5	228 h	15 °C	87 mm
September	28.0	342 h	16 °C	82 mm
October	29.0	376 h	18 °C	100 mm
November	26.0	294 h	20 °C	132 mm
December	29.0	353 h	23 °C	95 mm

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Technical details of Army Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, SSW, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

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