Pitt Head

Pitt Head: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Pitt Head

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Pitt Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.94865, 173.06643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pitt Head

• Torrent Bay · beach · Tasman · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tinline Bay · beach · Tasman · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tonga Island Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tasman · ~10 km · Must-see
• GW - 04 Abel Tasman Coast Track · trek · Tasman · ~10 km · Must-see
• Split Apple Rock · beach · Tasman · ~11 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Inland Track · trek · Tasman · ~13 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tōtaranui Beach · beach · Tasman · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~23 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Tasman · ~23 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horoirangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Nelson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Golden Bay · beach · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pitt Head

Other beaches & coast near Pitt Head

• Torrent Bay · beach · Tasman · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tinline Bay · beach · Tasman · ~7 km · Must-see
• Split Apple Rock · beach · Tasman · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tōtaranui Beach · beach · Tasman · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Golden Bay · beach · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cable Bay · beach · Nelson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nelson Haven · beach · Nelson · ~47 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Tasman

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