Beaches in New Zealand

🇳🇿 45 beaches on the atlas, 45 of them with a measured sea temperature. Open New Zealand on the globe →

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
Baddeleys Beach	February	21.1	January to March
Waipaparoa / Howick 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
Hot Water Beach	February	21	January to March
Cooks Beach	February	21	January to March
Harataonga Bay	February	21	January to March
Medlands Beach	February	21	January to March
Whangapoua Beach	February	21	January to March
Kaitoke Beach	February	21	January to March
Long Beach	February	21	February to March
New Chums Beach	February	20.9	January to March
Newdicks Beach	February	20.9	February to March
Whatipu Beach	February	20.8	January to March
Karioitahi Beach	February	20.8	February to March
Uretiti Beach	February	20.8	February to March
Pākiri Beach	February	20.8	February to March
Te Henga (Bethells Beach)	February	20.7	January to March

All 45 beaches

Questions

How many beaches are on the map in New Zealand?

45 — a curated selection drawn from Wikidata, not a complete register of every beach in New Zealand. Each one has coordinates and a photograph, and most 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.