Beaches & Coast in Otago
302 beaches & coast across Otago, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it safe to swim today?” (sea & crowd status).
- Tomahawk Beach · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Boulder Beach · beach · Otago · Must-see
- Smaills Beach · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Victory Beach · beach · Otago · Must-see
- Allans Beach · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Tunnel Beach · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Whareakeake · beach · Otago · Must-see
- Ocean Beach Domain · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Oreti Beach · beach · Clutha · Must-see
- Black Head · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Ōrau / Sandfly Bay · beach · Otago · Must-see
- Observation Point · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · Must-see
- Otago Harbour · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Cape Saunders · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Hoopers Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Makahoe / Papanui Inlet · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Molyneux Bay · beach · Otago · Must-see
- Lawyers Head · beach · Dunedin City · Must-see
- Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · Must-see
- Sunshine Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes · Must-see
- Tokatā / Nugget Point · beach · Clutha · Must-see
- Bushy Beach · beach · Otago
- Chrystalls Beach · beach · Otago
- Kātiki Beach · beach · Otago
- Long Beach · beach · Otago
- Pilots Beach · beach · Dunedin City
- Saint Clair Beach · beach · Otago
- Tautuku Beach · beach · Otago
- Kuramea / Catlins Lake · beach · Clutha
- Moeraki Beach · beach · Otago
- Tucker Beach · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Kaikai Beach · beach · Otago
- Measly Beach · beach · Clutha
- Otekiho Beach · beach · Dunedin City
- Papanui Beach · beach · Otago
- Penguin Beach · beach · Otago
- Pipikaretu Beach · beach · Otago
- Reids Beach · beach · Otago
- Ryans Beach · beach · Otago
- Saint Kilda Beach · beach · Otago
- Smiths Beach · beach · Clutha
- Spit Beach · beach · Otago
- Te Hakapureirei Beach · beach · Otago
- Te Rauone Beach · beach · Dunedin City
- Waipāti Beach · beach · Otago
- Wallace Beach · beach · Otago
- Watsons Beach · beach · Clutha
- Big Beach · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Hampden Beach · beach · Otago
- Kaka Point · beach · Clutha
- Sutherlands Beach · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Beach Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Onekakara · beach · Otago
- Roys Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Tūtakahikura · beach · Otago
- Bremner Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Doctors Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Harington Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Jacks Bay · beach · Otago
- Kawa · beach · Otago
- Macandrew Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- McCarrons Beach · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Pūrākaunui Bay · beach · Otago
- Pūrākaunui Inlet · beach · Dunedin City
- Taiaroa Head Lighthouse · beach · Dunedin City
- Tautuku Bay · beach · Otago
- Te Akatapu · beach · Dunedin City
- Waikouaiti Bay · beach · Otago
- Wilson Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Argyle Beach · beach · Clutha
- Dummys Beach · beach · Otago
- Little Beach · beach · Otago
- Morrison Beach · beach · Clutha
- Shades Beach · beach · Otago
- Allans Beach Recreation Reserve · beach · Dunedin City
- Allans Beach Wildlife Management Reserve · beach · Dunedin City
- Andersons Bay Inlet · beach · Dunedin City
- Beach Bay Recreation Reserve · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Bushy Beach Scenic Reserve · beach · Waitaki
- Chrystalls Beach Scenic Reserve · beach · Otago
- Frankton Arm · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Friendly Bay · beach · Waitaki
- Long Beach Recreation Reserve · beach · Dunedin City
- Morning Star Beach Recreation Reserve · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Queenstown Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Table Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Tuckers Beach Recreation Reserve · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Tuckers Beach Wildlife Management Reserve · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Waipati Beach Scenic Reserve · beach · Clutha
- Acheron Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Akakorako Point · beach · Dunedin City
- All Day Bay · beach · Otago
- Back Beach Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- Beach Point · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Beacon Point · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Bishops Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Black Jacks Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Blanket Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Blanket Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- Bobbys Head · beach · Waitaki
- Bridge Point · beach · Waitaki
- Brinns Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Burns Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Bushy Point · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Butchers Point · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Butchers Point · beach · Central Otago
- Cabbage Point · beach · Clutha
- Campbell Point · beach · Otago
- Cannibal Bay · beach · Otago
- Careys Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- Catlins Heads · beach · Clutha
- Collins Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Cornish Head · beach · Dunedin City
- Cornish Point · beach · Central Otago
- Curles Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Damper Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Daw Point · beach · Clutha
- Deborah Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- Doctors Point · beach · Central Otago
- Dowling Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- Drift Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Dublin Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Edwards Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- Eely Point · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Elfin Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- False Islet · beach · Clutha
- Fortune or Bobs Cove · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Glendhu Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Goldie Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Governors Point · beach · Clutha
- Grassy Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Green Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Halfway Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Hamilton Bay · beach · Dunedin City
- Harakeke Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Haywards Point · beach · Clutha
- Heyward Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Hinahina Cove · beach · Otago
- Howletts Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Hungerford Point · beach · Clutha
- Irihuka · beach · Clutha
- Jacks Point · beach · Queenstown-Lakes
- Kakanui Point · beach · Waitaki
- Karitāne Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Katiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Waitaki
- Kilgours Point · beach · Dunedin City
- Kātiki Point · beach · Waitaki
- Lamlash Bay · beach · Dunedin City