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 Carters Beach - Westland


 

This is the view south from the current development (Beachside), 5Km south of Westport.

 Barrytown Beach


 

On the coast north of Greymouth, Barrytown Beach is one of the attractions for the locals. Despite being alongside SH 6, the view from the road is not too close - or a problem.

 Lake Kaniere


 

This is one of the hidden gems on the West Coast; in this case, 25 km east of Hokitika.
The track entrance for this spot is half way around the lake, just opposite Dorothy Falls.
Note that the little beaches mostly have small rocks scattered over them.

 Lake Wanaka West


 

One thing which makes this area interesting is the variable level of the lake. On this occasion it was about 2m lower than usual, making it a 100m walk from Homestead Bay out to this spot.

Dunedin

 Smaills Beach


 

At the 'bottom end' of the Otago Peninsula, this is the nearest beach to the city that may be used for discrete nude bathing.

 Sandfly Bay


 

There is a 20 minute walk down from the car park to this beach - and a 40 minute walk back up! This beach though, features a protected habitat for the Yellow-eyed Penguin.
Please be careful not to go near the penguins, or inadvertently block their passage from or to the sea.

 Murdering Beach


 

About 12 Km northeast of Port Chalmers, Murdering Beach is possibly the most popular of the beaches, after Smaills Beach.

 Allans Beach


 

This beach is relatively easily accessed from the car park, along a 300 m track. There is an adjacent spot to the north, but it is completely wet at high tide. Victory Beach, the next main place north, has about 3 km of pleasant walking to get there, but it is best approached from Lower Portebello and Papanui Inlet.

 Doctors Point Beach and Mapoutahi Cove


 

Doctors Point Beach is just 3km from SH1 at Waitati - 20 km north of Dunedin. The nearby Warrington beach is also used (to the right, or south; of the naturist-friendly Warring Surf Lifesaving club).
Mapoutahi cove is next to Purakanui Bay but a bit of a walk to get to if the tide is in - otherwise just keep walking from Doctors Point Beach!