Papatu Point

Papatu 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 Papatu 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 Papatu Point: tips

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

How to reach Papatu Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.46873, 175.98621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Papatu Point

• Ōngare Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kauri Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tauranga Harbour · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~18 km · Must-see
• Karangahake Gorge · viewpoint · Hauraki · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Maunganui · viewpoint · Tauranga City · ~30 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Range · viewpoint · Western Bay of Plenty · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Air Crash Memorial · fort · Matamata Piako · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Lemon & Paeroa Bottle · attraction · Hauraki · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park · sanctuary · Matamata Piako · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kopuatai Peat Dome · sanctuary · Hauraki · ~48 km · Must-see
• Astrolabe Reef · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~50 km · Must-see
• MV Rena · fort · Bay of Plenty · ~50 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Matamata Piako · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kerepēhi · fort · Hauraki · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tahuna · fort · Matamata Piako · ~54 km · Must-see
• Morrinsville Recreation Reserve · park · Matamata Piako · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kauaeranga Valley · viewpoint · Auckland · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Papatu Point

Other beaches & coast near Papatu Point

• Ōngare Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kauri Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tauranga Harbour · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~18 km · Must-see
• Astrolabe Reef · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~50 km · Must-see
• Newdicks Beach · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~66 km · Must-see
• Te Puia / Hot Water Beach · beach · Waikato · ~84 km · Must-see
• Firth of Thames · beach · Waikato · ~91 km · Must-see
• Cooks Beach · beach · Thames-Coromandel · ~92 km · Must-see
• Te Whanganui-a-Hei / Mercury Bay · beach · Waikato · ~95 km · Must-see
• Whangapoua Harbour · beach · Thames-Coromandel · ~108 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Bay of Plenty

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