Shelly Cove

Shelly Cove: 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 Shelly Cove

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 Shelly Cove: tips

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

How to reach Shelly Cove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.62194, 172.75435. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shelly Cove

• Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō · beach · Christchurch City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lyttelton Timeball Station · attraction · Christchurch City · ~4 km · Must-see
• St. Saviour's on Holy Trinity · church · Christchurch City · ~4 km · Must-see
• John Webb Memorial · fort · Christchurch City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tauhinukorokio / Mount Pleasant · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Port hills · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Cavendish · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Orton Bradley Park · park · Christchurch City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Awaroa / Godley Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Te Tihi-o-Kahukura / Castle Rock · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Whitewash Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Moncks Cave Reserve · cave · Christchurch City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Herbert · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers / Ihutai · beach · Christchurch City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sign of the Kiwi · attraction · Christchurch City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Victoria Park · park · Christchurch City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marleys Hill · viewpoint · Christchurch City · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shelly Cove

Other beaches & coast near Shelly Cove

• Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō · beach · Christchurch City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Awaroa / Godley Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Whitewash Head · beach · Christchurch City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Estuary of the Heathcote and Avon Rivers / Ihutai · beach · Christchurch City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū / Banks Peninsula · beach · Christchurch City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pegasus Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~29 km · Must-see
• Akaroa Harbour · beach · Christchurch City · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mānuka Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~116 km · Must-see
• Inainatū / Pile Bay · beach · Christchurch City · ~1 km
• Purau Bay · beach · Christchurch City · ~1 km

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