Kātiki Beach

Kātiki Beach: 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 Kātiki Beach

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 Kātiki Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.40739, 170.83554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kātiki Beach

• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~6 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~9 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~34 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~37 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~46 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~52 km · Must-see
• Taiaroa Head · attraction · Dunedin City · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ōrokonui Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~57 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~60 km · Must-see
• Observation Point · beach · Dunedin City · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kātiki Beach

Other beaches & coast near Kātiki Beach

• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~52 km · Must-see
• Observation Point · beach · Dunedin City · ~60 km · Must-see
• Victory Beach · beach · Otago · ~60 km · Must-see
• Makahoe / Papanui Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · ~62 km · Must-see
• Otago Harbour · beach · Dunedin City · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hoopers Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · ~65 km · Must-see
• Allans Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cape Saunders · beach · Dunedin City · ~66 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Otago

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