Beach
Mount Maunganui main beach
Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty
Long surf beach right under Mauao, with a lively cafe strip behind it.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A wide, gently shelving ocean beach that runs south-east from the base of Mauao. It is patrolled in summer and has decent beginner surf. Salisbury Avenue and Marine Parade are right behind the dunes for food and coffee.
Good to know
- Swim between the flags in summer
- Parking is tight on sunny weekends, try the side streets early
- Best time
- Morning, or sunset on summer evenings
- Open
- All year; patrolled in summer
- Getting there
- Council car parks and street parking along Marine Parade
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Rubbish bins
- Showers
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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