Shark Bay

Shark Bay: 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 Shark Bay

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 Shark Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.30188, 174.81703. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shark Bay

• Evans Bay · beach · Wellington · ~1 km · Must-see
• Shelly Bay · beach · Wellington · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mount Crawford · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Ballance · fort · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Worser Bay · beach · Wellington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Kau Point Battery · fort · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Anglican Church - Roseneath · church · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Victoria · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Massey Memorial · fort · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Saint Gerard's Monastery · church · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• First State House (1937) · fort · Wellington City · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wellington Harbour / Port Nicholson · beach · Wellington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Queen Victoria Monument · fort · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Waitangi Park · park · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Museum of New Zealand · museum · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see
• SS Hikitia · attraction · Wellington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wellington Zoo · sanctuary · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Frank Kitts Park · park · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shark Bay

Other beaches & coast near Shark Bay

• Evans Bay · beach · Wellington · ~1 km · Must-see
• Shelly Bay · beach · Wellington · ~1 km · Must-see
• Worser Bay · beach · Wellington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wellington Harbour / Port Nicholson · beach · Wellington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lyall Bay · beach · Wellington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Princess Bay · beach · Wellington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Te Raekaihau · beach · Wellington City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pencarrow Head · beach · Wellington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sinclair Head / Te Rimurapa · beach · Wellington City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Baring Head · beach · Lower Hutt City · ~16 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Wellington

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