Waitapu Point

Waitapu 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 Waitapu 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 Waitapu Point: tips

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

How to reach Waitapu Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.54400, 177.98103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waitapu Point

• Tihirau / Cape Runaway · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~1 km · Must-see
• Papatea Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~21 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hikurangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Range · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~56 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Conservation Park · sanctuary · Ōpōtiki · ~57 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's War Memorial Church · church · Gisborne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Whakarua Park · park · Gisborne · ~61 km · Must-see
• East Cape Lighthouse · beach · Gisborne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Akuaku · fort · Gisborne · ~74 km · Must-see
• Paparinga · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~1 km
• Okoia Point · beach · Ōpōtiki · ~1 km
• Tikirau · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~1 km
• Otarawhata Island · river spot · Bay of Plenty · ~2 km
• Pohueuorau Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~2 km
• Kopongatahi Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~3 km
• Kopongatahi Point · beach · Ōpōtiki · ~3 km
• Taungawaka Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Waitapu Point

Other beaches & coast near Waitapu Point

• Tihirau / Cape Runaway · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~1 km · Must-see
• Papatea Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~21 km · Must-see
• East Cape Lighthouse · beach · Gisborne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Anaura Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~103 km · Must-see
• Parinuiterā / Gable End Foreland · beach · Gisborne · ~141 km · Must-see
• Okoia Point · beach · Ōpōtiki · ~1 km
• Pohueuorau Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~2 km
• Kopongatahi Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~3 km
• Kopongatahi Point · beach · Ōpōtiki · ~3 km
• Taungawaka Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~3 km

All beaches & coast in Bay of Plenty

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