Squally Bay

Squally Bay: 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 Squally Bay

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 Squally Bay: tips

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

How to reach Squally Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.63841, 172.98521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Squally Bay

• Okains Bay Maori & Colonial Museum · museum · Christchurch City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū / Banks Peninsula · beach · Christchurch City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Awaroa / Godley Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Whitewash Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~23 km · Must-see
• St Peter's Anglican Church - Akaroa · church · Christchurch City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō · beach · Christchurch City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Takapūneke · fort · Christchurch City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Herbert · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~26 km · Must-see
• Akaroa Harbour · beach · Christchurch City · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lyttelton Timeball Station · attraction · Christchurch City · ~26 km · Must-see
• Port hills · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Moncks Cave Reserve · cave · Christchurch City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hinewai Reserve · sanctuary · Christchurch City · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. Saviour's on Holy Trinity · church · Christchurch City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Orton Bradley Park · park · Christchurch City · ~27 km · Must-see
• John Webb Memorial · fort · Christchurch City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Cavendish · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Squally Bay

Other beaches & coast near Squally Bay

• Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū / Banks Peninsula · beach · Christchurch City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Awaroa / Godley Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Whitewash Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō · beach · Christchurch City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Akaroa Harbour · beach · Christchurch City · ~26 km · Must-see
• Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers / Ihutai · beach · Christchurch City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pegasus Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mānuka Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~109 km · Must-see
• Menzies Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~2 km
• Decanter Bay · beach · Christchurch City · ~2 km

All beaches & coast in Canterbury

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