Wairoa Bay

Wairoa 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 Wairoa 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 Wairoa Bay: tips

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

How to reach Wairoa Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.79948, 177.00470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wairoa Bay

• GW - 01 Lake Waikaremoana · trek · Wairoa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Poutini · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mōkau Falls · waterfall · Wairoa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Huiarau Range · viewpoint · Whakatāne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park · sanctuary · Whakatāne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Te Urewera National Park · sanctuary · Wairoa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Maungaharuru Range · viewpoint · Hastings · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tarapōnui · viewpoint · Hastings · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hackfalls Arboretum · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ahimanawa Range · viewpoint · Hastings · ~64 km · Must-see
• Timiata Point · beach · Wairoa · ~0 km
• Te Tiniotoi Point · beach · Wairoa · ~0 km
• Motungārara · beach · Wairoa · ~1 km
• Tānekaha · viewpoint · Wairoa · ~1 km
• Te Ureopaetae · beach · Wairoa · ~2 km
• Te Korokoroowhaitiri Bay · beach · Wairoa · ~2 km
• Whākenepuru Bay · beach · Wairoa · ~2 km
• Te Kōpuru Point · beach · Wairoa · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wairoa Bay

Other beaches & coast near Wairoa Bay

• Port of Napier · beach · Hawke's Bay · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bluff Hill · beach · Napier City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Young Nicks Head / Te Kurī · beach · Gisborne · ~105 km · Must-see
• Poverty Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~109 km · Must-see
• Horomatangi Reef · beach · Taupō · ~110 km · Must-see
• Te Poporo / Bulli Point · beach · Taupō · ~113 km · Must-see
• Ahuriri Point · beach · Hawke's Bay · ~113 km · Must-see
• Tuaheni Point · beach · Gisborne · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui · beach · Hastings · ~118 km · Must-see
• Parinuiterā / Gable End Foreland · beach · Gisborne · ~145 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Hawke's Bay

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