Mermaid Pools

Mermaid Pools: 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 Mermaid Pools

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 Mermaid Pools — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -35.55892, 174.51416. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mermaid Pools

• Poor Knights Islands Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Northland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Northland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Waro Limestone Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Whangārei · ~26 km · Must-see
• Whangārei Falls · waterfall · Whangārei · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mair Park · park · Whangārei · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hundertwasser Art Centre · museum · Whangārei · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hurupaki · viewpoint · Whangārei · ~31 km · Must-see
• Whangārei Harbour · beach · Whangārei · ~34 km · Must-see
• Whangārei Harbour Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Whangārei · ~34 km · Must-see
• Manaia · viewpoint · Whangārei · ~36 km · Must-see
• One Tree Point · beach · Whangārei · ~37 km · Must-see
• HMNZS Pūriri · fort · Northland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Marsden Point · beach · Whangārei · ~39 km · Must-see
• Manaia / Bream Head · beach · Whangārei · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ruapekapeka · fort · Far North · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bream Bay · beach · Northland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Uretiti Beach · beach · Northland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cape Brett Lighthouse · beach · Far North · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mermaid Pools

Other beaches & coast near Mermaid Pools

• Whangārei Harbour · beach · Whangārei · ~34 km · Must-see
• One Tree Point · beach · Whangārei · ~37 km · Must-see
• Marsden Point · beach · Whangārei · ~39 km · Must-see
• Manaia / Bream Head · beach · Whangārei · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bream Bay · beach · Northland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Uretiti Beach · beach · Northland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cape Brett Lighthouse · beach · Far North · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cape Brett · beach · Far North · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bay of Islands · beach · Far North · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rangihoua Bay · beach · Far North · ~72 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Northland

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