Beach
Ninety Mile Beach at Waipapakauri
Waipapakauri, Northland
The well-known long west-coast beach, with a walk on the sand worth doing at low tide.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
Ninety Mile Beach is really about 88 km of firm, endless sand backed by dunes. It is legally a road but rental vehicles are usually not covered by insurance, so walk or fish rather than drive. Surf is rough and rips are strong, so keep to paddling.
Good to know
- Check your rental contract before driving on the beach
- Don't swim in the surf
- Beach is tidal and vehicles get stuck regularly
- Best time
- Low tide, sunset
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road to the beach access; soft sand beyond
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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