Overview

Snells Beach is a quiet beach located north of Auckland, in the Mahurangi area. Facing east towards the Hauraki Gulf, this sandy beach offers a calm and sheltered body of water, ideal for beginners.

NE and E winds create pleasant side-shore conditions. The spot is less crowded compared to Auckland beaches. Close to Warkworth village and the Matakana wine region. Tides affect the water conditions.

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Spot forecast for Snells Beach

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 8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:35 · 2 m Low tide 08:43 · 0.8 m High tide 15:09 · 2.1 m Low tide 21:25 · 0.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:31 · 2 m Low tide 09:40 · 0.8 m High tide 16:02 · 2.1 m Low tide 22:21 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:27 · 2 m Low tide 10:36 · 0.7 m High tide 16:52 · 2.1 m Low tide 23:13 · 0.7 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:21 · 2.1 m Low tide 11:28 · 0.7 m High tide 17:41 · 2.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:00 · 0.6 m High tide 06:12 · 2.1 m Low tide 12:18 · 0.6 m High tide 18:28 · 2.3 m

Snells Beach: 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

356h

in October · 29 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 356 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is July, at 21.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is July, with 180 mm.

Monthly averages: Snells Beach

Monthly averages — Snells Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	318 h	23 °C	92 mm
February	24.5	220 h	23 °C	41 mm
March	26.5	247 h	21 °C	41 mm
April	27.0	291 h	20 °C	177 mm
May	23.5	214 h	17 °C	105 mm
June	24.5	237 h	15 °C	115 mm
July	21.5	217 h	14 °C	180 mm
August	24.5	237 h	14 °C	86 mm
September	26.5	320 h	16 °C	82 mm
October	29.0	356 h	18 °C	95 mm
November	27.0	293 h	20 °C	133 mm
December	28.0	347 h	22 °C	93 mm

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Technical details of Snells Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE, SSW, W, 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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