Sharks Tooth

Sharks Tooth: 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 Sharks Tooth

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 Sharks Tooth: tips

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

How to reach Sharks Tooth — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.43517, 173.68350. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sharks Tooth

• Hikurangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Canterbury · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Fyffe · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~19 km · Must-see
• Haumuri Bluffs · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~24 km · Must-see
• Manakau · viewpoint · Kaikōura · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park · sanctuary · Kaikōura · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dillon Cone · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Lyford · viewpoint · Hurunui · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Symons · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Alarm · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mitre Peak · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tapuae-o-Uenuku · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wards Pass · viewpoint · Tasman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mānuka Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~74 km · Must-see
• Atia Point · beach · Kaikōura · ~1 km
• South Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~1 km
• Cone Rock · beach · Canterbury · ~1 km
• Kaikōura Peninsula · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~2 km
• East Head · beach · Canterbury · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sharks Tooth

Other beaches & coast near Sharks Tooth

• Mānuka Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ward Beach · beach · Marlborough · ~97 km · Must-see
• Te Rae-o-Te-Kōhaka / Cape Campbell · beach · Marlborough · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cape Campbell Lighthouse · beach · Marlborough · ~116 km · Must-see
• Clifford Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~122 km · Must-see
• Cloudy Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~143 km · Must-see
• Atia Point · beach · Kaikōura · ~1 km
• South Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~1 km
• Cone Rock · beach · Canterbury · ~1 km
• East Head · beach · Canterbury · ~2 km

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