Ōkahu Point

Ōkahu 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 Ōkahu 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 Ōkahu Point: tips

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

How to reach Ōkahu Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.78691, 177.65214. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ōkahu Point

• Papatea Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~28 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Conservation Park · sanctuary · Ōpōtiki · ~33 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara Range · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hikurangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tihirau / Cape Runaway · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~50 km · Must-see
• Arowhana · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Raukūmara · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Onekawa Te Mawhai Regional Park · sanctuary · Ōpōtiki · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maungahaumi / Maungahaumia · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~71 km · Must-see
• Te Paepae o Aotea (Volkner Rocks) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Bay of Plenty · ~72 km · Must-see
• Te Paepae o Aotea · viewpoint · Bay of Plenty · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wairaka statue · fort · Whakatāne · ~74 km · Must-see
• Whakarua Park · park · Gisborne · ~75 km · Must-see
• Motunui Island · river spot · Bay of Plenty · ~0 km
• Maungaroa · viewpoint · Ōpōtiki · ~2 km
• Ōmāī / Omaio Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~2 km
• Pokohinu Point · beach · Ōpōtiki · ~5 km
• Ohae Point · beach · Ōpōtiki · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ōkahu Point

Other beaches & coast near Ōkahu Point

• Papatea Bay · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tihirau / Cape Runaway · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~50 km · Must-see
• Anaura Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~96 km · Must-see
• East Cape Lighthouse · beach · Gisborne · ~99 km · Must-see
• Parinuiterā / Gable End Foreland · beach · Gisborne · ~124 km · Must-see
• Newdicks Beach · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~130 km · Must-see
• Poverty Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~134 km · Must-see
• Tuaheni Point · beach · Gisborne · ~136 km · Must-see
• Astrolabe Reef · beach · Bay of Plenty · ~139 km · Must-see
• Young Nicks Head / Te Kurī · beach · Gisborne · ~139 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Bay of Plenty

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