Jackson Bay

Jackson Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Jackson Bay

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Jackson Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.97784, 168.65798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Bay

• Bignell Reef · beach · West Coast · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hinemakawe / Mount Castor · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Franklin · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Pollux · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kahukura / Mount Alba · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Awful · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Turner · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Aspiring National Park · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Aspiring · viewpoint · Westland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tauparikākā Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Westland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Avalanche · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hautai Marine Reserve · sanctuary · West Coast · ~64 km · Must-see
• Roaring Billy Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Blue Pools Track · trek · Queenstown-Lakes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dart Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Bay

Other beaches & coast near Jackson Bay

• Bignell Reef · beach · West Coast · ~29 km · Must-see
• Knights Point · beach · Westland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Awarua Point / Te Hōkai · beach · West Coast · ~72 km · Must-see
• Big Bay · beach · Southland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Whakatipu Waitai / Martins Bay · beach · Southland · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bruce Bay · beach · West Coast · ~109 km · Must-see
• Milford Sound · beach · Southland · ~120 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes · ~149 km · Must-see
• Jackson Head · beach · Westland · ~4 km
• Smoothwater Point · beach · Westland · ~7 km

All beaches & coast in West Coast

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