Pilot Point

Pilot 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 Pilot 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.

How to reach Pilot Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.76064, 170.66558. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Point

• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~1 km · Must-see
• Taiaroa Head · attraction · Dunedin City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ōrokonui Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Observation Point · beach · Dunedin City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Iona Church · church · Dunedin City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity - Port Chalmers · church · Dunedin City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~9 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Otago Harbour · beach · Dunedin City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Victory Beach · beach · Otago · ~12 km · Must-see
• Makahoe / Papanui Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Cargill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hoopers Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Larnach Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bethunes Gully · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Allans Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Signal Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Point

Other beaches & coast near Pilot Point

• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~1 km · Must-see
• Observation Point · beach · Dunedin City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Otago Harbour · beach · Dunedin City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Victory Beach · beach · Otago · ~12 km · Must-see
• Makahoe / Papanui Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hoopers Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Allans Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cape Saunders · beach · Dunedin City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ōrau / Sandfly Bay · beach · Otago · ~19 km · Must-see

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