Mangawhai Heads

This beach is well suited for families, make sure your family is prepared for the beach conditions, the beach is patrolled by Surf Lifeguards during the summer months.

Mangawhai Heads Beach is an open ocean beach with a moderate gradient and normally one sandbar. The beach is a popular swimming spot with locals and tourists. It receives northerly through to easterly swells and provides generally good swimming conditions. Extreme care should be taken in and around the River mouth/ Harbour entrance and the rock groyne at the Southern end of the beach.

Mangawhai Heads Beach is an open ocean beach offering good beach and bar breaks. It is fairly exposed in comparison to neighboring beaches and receives northerly through to easterly swells. A good right hand wave occasionally breaks off the groyne at the southern end of the beach and the River bar can also provide good surf at times, although extreme care should be taken when surfing here.

Surfcasting and shellfish gathering are both popular at Mangawhai Heads Beach, as is rock fishing from the headlands to the North and the rock groyne at the southern end of the beach. The Mangawhai River mouth/ Harbour entrance offers both good fishing and an excellent anchorage for boats, although crossing the River bar during high seas should not to be attempted.