Eastern Bay

Eastern 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 Eastern 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 Eastern Bay: tips

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

How to reach Eastern Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.57279, 166.90470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eastern Bay

• Tawhitiwhiti-roro / Puysegur Point · beach · Southland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hump Ridge Trail - 03 Port Craig to car park · trek · Southland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sealers Cave · cave · Southland · ~0 km
• Solander Island / Hautere · river spot · Southland · ~1 km
• South-west Bay · beach · Southland · ~1 km
• Pierced Stack · river spot · Southland · ~1 km
• North-west Bay · beach · Southland · ~2 km
• Little Solander Island · river spot · Southland · ~4 km
• Patupō / Long Point · beach · Southland · ~48 km
• Prices Harbour · beach · Southland · ~48 km
• Prices Point · beach · Southland · ~49 km
• Knife and Steel Harbour · beach · Southland · ~49 km
• Green Islets · river spot · Southland · ~49 km
• Big River · river spot · Southland · ~50 km
• Mount Bates · viewpoint · Southland · ~53 km
• Kākāpō Hill · viewpoint · Southland · ~55 km
• Lake Innes · lake · Southland · ~55 km
• Lake Hakapoua · lake · Southland · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Eastern Bay

Other beaches & coast near Eastern Bay

• Tawhitiwhiti-roro / Puysegur Point · beach · Southland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rakituma / Preservation Inlet · beach · Southland · ~76 km · Must-see
• Te Waewae Bay · beach · Southland · ~76 km · Must-see
• Chalky Inlet · beach · Southland · ~88 km · Must-see
• Te Waituna / West Cape · beach · Southland · ~104 km · Must-see
• South Cape · beach · Southland · ~116 km · Must-see
• Māori Beach · beach · Southland · ~119 km · Must-see
• Paterson Inlet · beach · Southland · ~120 km · Must-see
• Kairākau / Halfmoon Bay · beach · Southland · ~126 km · Must-see
• Ōreti Beach · beach · Southland · ~126 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Southland

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