Pines Beach

Pines Beach: 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 Pines Beach

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.

Visiting Pines Beach: tips

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

How to reach Pines Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.00507, 170.49718. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pines Beach

• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Mackenzie · ~1 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Central Otago · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount John Observatory · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~15 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fox Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount William Grant · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackburn · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~46 km · Must-see
• Glentanner Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Timaru · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Cran · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgar Thomson · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Sealy · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Hutton · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Wakefield · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Ollivier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pines Beach

Other beaches & coast near Pines Beach

• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~97 km · Must-see
• Bruce Bay · beach · West Coast · ~108 km · Must-see
• Knights Point · beach · Westland · ~134 km · Must-see
• Micks Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~41 km
• Black Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~45 km
• Haldon Boat Harbour · beach · Mackenzie · ~55 km
• Wairepo Bay · beach · Waitaki · ~58 km
• Kea Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~60 km
• Point Niccolo · beach · Mackenzie · ~60 km
• Black Forest Cove · beach · Mackenzie · ~62 km

All beaches & coast in Canterbury

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