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Mangawhai Heads
Mangawhai Heads Beach is a popular beach with an expanding resident population and reasonable facilities, including a surf club. This beach can become very busy during the summer months with a large influx of tourists and visitors. Swimming, fishing, surfing and boating are all very popular activities here.
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Activities and facilities
Activities
- Canoeing/kayaking
- Dog walking
- Sailing
- Sand boarding
- Wind/kite surfing
Facilities
- Car parking
- Changing facilities
- Public toilets
- Shower
Safety
The beach is our favourite playground, but it can also be a dangerous place. Learn about the hazards at Mangawhai Heads and be prepared so you and your family can enjoy the sun, sea and sand safely this summer.
Hazards
Patrols
Stay safe - swim beween the flags.
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Tides
Safety at Mangawhai Heads
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Patrolled Beach
Stay safe - swim beween the flags.
Patrol Hours
Mangawhai Heads Beach is patrolled on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays from 11:00am to 5:00pm between 7 December 2019 and 23 February 2020. These hours are reduced to 11:00am to 4:00pm between 1 March 2020 and 14 April 2020. A Regional Lifeguard Service is provided Monday to Friday from 16 December 2019 to 31 January 2020 between 10:30am and 6:30pm.
Hazards
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4 simple rules to keep you safe
We want you to have a great time whilst visiting Mangawhai Heads. But take a moment to learn more about being safe on New Zealand beaches and looking out for each other. More ►
The Water Safety Code:
- Be prepared
- Watch out for yourself and others
- Be aware of the dangers
- Know your limits
Location
Mangawhai Heads Beach is located at the northern end of Mangawhai Harbour, approximately 52 kilometres south east of Whangarei. It is a an exposed ocean beach with headlands to the North and the Mangawhai River mouth and Harbour to the South. The beach is patrolled by members of the Mangawhai Heads Surf Life Saving Club and is a popular swimming, fishing and surfing spot with locals and tourists alike.
Public Transport
Sorry, we have no public transport information available for this beach.
Beach Water Quality
The Overall Recreation Risk is a guide to give a general picture of water quality at a site. Updated annually, it is calculated from bacteria (enterococci) data collected over the last three years. The Overall Recreation Risk indicator is a precautionary approach to managing health risk and is not designed to represent health risk on a particular day. As such, a site can have an Overall Recreation Risk of ‘Caution’ but still be suitable for swimming some of the time.
Overall recreation risk
The long term risk status based on three years of data
- Between 1 and 5% risk of illness
Many councils also provide the results of their weekly monitoring. This lets people know what the most recent bacteria levels were. Remember, even sites with low risk can be unsuitable to swim at from time to time and we recommend that you avoid swimming for 48 hours after heavy rainfall.
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