West Arm

West Arm: 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 West Arm

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.

How to reach West Arm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.50879, 167.31988. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Arm

• Mount Wilmot · viewpoint · Southland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pōhuruhuru / Pomona Island · river spot · Southland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Manapouri · lake · Southland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Axford · viewpoint · Southland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Taipaririki / Deep Cove · beach · Southland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tuturau / Hunter Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Moturau · viewpoint · Southland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Browne Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Danae · viewpoint · Southland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Titiroa · viewpoint · Southland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pearl Harbour · beach · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fiordland National Park · sanctuary · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• GW - 08 Kepler Track · trek · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ō-te-horua-a-Te-Puhituia / Mount Luxmore · viewpoint · Southland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Doubtful Sound · beach · Southland · ~36 km · Must-see
• The Kepler Mire · sanctuary · Southland · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Arm

Other beaches & coast near West Arm

• Taipaririki / Deep Cove · beach · Southland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pearl Harbour · beach · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Doubtful Sound · beach · Southland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bradshaw Sound · beach · Southland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dagg Sound · beach · Southland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Breaksea Sound · beach · Southland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Thompson Sound · beach · Southland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nancy Sound · beach · Southland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Charles Sound · beach · Southland · ~60 km · Must-see
• Caswell Sound · beach · Southland · ~69 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Southland

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