Beaches in New Zealand

129 beaches on the atlas, 129 of them with a measured sea temperature. Open New Zealand on the map →

Warmest sea

Beach	Warmest month	°C	20 °C or more
Avatele Beach	March	28.4	All year
Umupuia Beach	February	21.2	January to March
Ohinerangi Beach	February	21.2	January to March
Ōrere Point Beach	February	21.2	January to March
Baddeleys Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Waipaparoa / Howick Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Campbells Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Cheltenham Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Big Manly Beach	February	21.1	January to March
City of Cork Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Halls Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Milford Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Narrow Neck Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Saint Leonards Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Takapuna Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Tindalls Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Waiake Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Big Oneroa Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Blackpool Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Bucklands Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Campbells Bay	February	21.1	January to March
Eastern Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Ōtānerua / Hatfields Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Kohimarama Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Maraetai Beach	February	21.1	January to March

All 129 beaches

Questions

How many beaches are on the map in New Zealand?

129, a curated selection drawn from Wikidata rather than a complete register of every beach in New Zealand. Each one has coordinates and a photograph, and 37 of them have a Wikipedia article.

Where is the sea warmest in New Zealand?

Of the beaches mapped here, Avatele Beach has the warmest water: 28.4 °C in March, from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climatology.