Black Point

Black Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Black Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

Visiting Black Point: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Black Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.79839, 170.14909. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Point

• Mount Blackburn · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgar Thomson · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Cran · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Sealy · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Ollivier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Wakefield · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mueller Glacier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Burns · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Westland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Sefton · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Cook Range · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Glentanner Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Copland Pass · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~21 km · Must-see
• Douglas Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Point

Other beaches & coast near Black Point

• Bruce Bay · beach · West Coast · ~63 km · Must-see
• Knights Point · beach · Westland · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bignell Reef · beach · West Coast · ~126 km · Must-see
• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~143 km · Must-see
• Micks Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~6 km
• Kea Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~15 km
• Point Niccolo · beach · Mackenzie · ~16 km
• Cape Defiance · beach · Westland · ~48 km
• Bloody Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~52 km
• Hunt Beach · beach · Mackenzie · ~58 km

All beaches & coast in Canterbury

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