New Zealand
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
92.9km²
Area
153km
Coastline
231m
Highest point
Maunganui
8,730
People
21°C
Warmest sea
February
2,053km
To the mainland
When to go to Waiheke Island
Best for the beach from January to March.
The sea is warmest in February (21 °C) and coolest in August (14 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): February.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand
Waiheke Island is an island in New Zealand. It covers 92.9 km², with 153 km of coastline. Its highest point, Maunganui, rises to 231 m. About 8,730 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2,053 km away.
Getting there
- Auckland International Airport (AKL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at AKL airport (Auckland)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesAuckland to Waiheke (Mātiatia), Auckland - Waiheke (Kennedy Point) Vehicular Ferry, Half Moon Bay - Waiheke (Kennedy Point) Vehicular Ferry
- 2,053 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Marchbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Waiheke Island.
- 190beachesOwhanake Beach, Onetangi Beach, Surfdale Beach and 187 more
- 21viewpointsKauri Grove, Lookout, World War 2 Observation Post and 18 more
- 4ferry terminalsFerry Terminal - Kennedy Point, Orapiu, Man O' War Bay and 1 more
- 1marinasWaiheke Marina
- 4named peaksMaunganui, Stony Batter, Puke ō kai and 1 more
- 1waterfallsCascades
- 1castles and fortsFort Stony Batter
- 34ruins and archaeological sitesMokemoke and 33 more
- 5waymarked walking routesTe Ara Hura, Te Ara Hura (alternative), Matiatia Te Miro Coastal Walkway and 2 more
- 1campsitesPoukaraka Flats Campground
- 28hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 54restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Waiheke Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Waiheke Island, each with its own numbers.
4beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
21.1°C
Blackpool Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
4 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Blackpool Beach21.1°C
- Big Oneroa Beach21.1°C
- Onetangi Beach21.1°C
- Little Oneroa Beach21.1°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 60 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 47 %0–50 m
- 53 %50–200 m
- <1 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Ostend1,950 people
- Oneroa1,350 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Night low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Sea (°C) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 64 | 72 | 83 | 118 | 106 | 115 | 100 | 86 | 80 | 52 | 81 |
| Wet days | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 9.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Wind (km/h) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −0.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | +0.5 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +2.6 |
| 2022 | +1.9 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +1.6 |
| 2023 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | +2.2 | +1.2 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +1.7 |
| 2025 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +2.3 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q909136) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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