Overview

Jenkins Bay is a bay located in Manukau Harbour, southwest of Auckland. This sheltered spot offers a calm estuarine water area, suitable for intermediate riders looking for flat water sailing conditions. SW to W winds work well. Manukau Harbour is subject to strong tides. Watch out for currents in the estuary channels. The spot is uncrowded and relatively isolated.

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Spot forecast for Jenkins Bay

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 19:41

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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 13.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:20 · 2.3 m Low tide 11:34 · 1.2 m High tide 17:56 · 2.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:18 · 1.1 m High tide 06:30 · 2.4 m Low tide 12:37 · 1.1 m High tide 18:56 · 2.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:13 · 1 m High tide 07:26 · 2.6 m Low tide 13:30 · 1 m High tide 19:45 · 2.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:00 · 0.8 m High tide 08:12 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:16 · 0.8 m High tide 20:27 · 2.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:42 · 0.6 m High tide 08:53 · 2.9 m Low tide 14:59 · 0.7 m High tide 21:07 · 3.1 m

Jenkins 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

311h

in October · 28 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 25 rideable days a month and 311 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is May, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is July, with 236 mm.

Monthly averages: Jenkins Bay

Monthly averages — Jenkins 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	26.5	295 h	23 °C	92 mm
February	23.5	217 h	24 °C	46 mm
March	26.5	252 h	21 °C	56 mm
April	21.5	197 h	20 °C	164 mm
May	16.5	157 h	16 °C	88 mm
June	20.0	157 h	15 °C	138 mm
July	17.5	136 h	14 °C	236 mm
August	20.5	175 h	14 °C	102 mm
September	26.5	295 h	15 °C	103 mm
October	28.0	311 h	17 °C	149 mm
November	23.0	226 h	20 °C	117 mm
December	24.0	276 h	22 °C	109 mm

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Technical details of Jenkins Bay spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, S, SSW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Auckland International Airport Airport13.5 km

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AUCKLAND AIRPORT AWS14.8 km

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