Paparoa Point

Paparoa 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 Paparoa 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 Paparoa Point: tips

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

How to reach Paparoa Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.02534, 176.37576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paparoa Point

• Rotorua Museum · church · Rotorua Lakes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jean Batten Memorial · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Redwoods · park · Rotorua Lakes · ~22 km · Must-see
• Agrodome · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wingspan Bird of Prey Centre · sanctuary · Rotorua Lakes · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shweeb · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~22 km · Must-see
• Whakarewarewa Conservation Park · sanctuary · Rotorua Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tarawera Falls · waterfall · Rotorua Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Tarawera · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Waimangu · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~37 km · Must-see
• Newdicks Beach · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maunga Kākaramea / Rainbow Mountain · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pūtauaki / Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Maungaongaonga · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lady Knox Geyser · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Champagne Pool · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Maunganui · viewpoint · Tauranga City · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Paparoa Point

Other beaches & coast near Paparoa Point

• Newdicks Beach · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~40 km · Must-see
• Astrolabe Reef · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tauranga Harbour · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kauri Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ōngare Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~86 km · Must-see
• Horomatangi Reef · beach · Taupō · ~116 km · Must-see
• Te Poporo / Bulli Point · beach · Taupō · ~127 km · Must-see
• Te Tī Bay · beach · Rotorua Lakes · ~0 km
• Matawhao Point · beach · Rotorua Lakes · ~1 km
• Onepoto Bay · beach · Rotorua Lakes · ~1 km

All beaches & coast in Bay of Plenty

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