Mt Maunganui
Mount Maunganui is undoubtedly one of New Zealands most popular beach locations during the summer period. The users numbers swell during summer with crowds reaching five thousands plus. Swimming is the most popular activity with surfing coming a close second when swell is present at the beach. Beach users are advised to swim in the patrolled area and to be careful of other beach users as collisions with swimmers, bogie boarders and surfers is a real and present danger. Mount Maunganui Beach has a Lifeguarding service during the summer months.
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Activities and facilities
Activities
Facilities
- Car parking
- Changing facilities
- Food and beverage kiosk
- Playground
- Public toilets
- Shower
Safety
The beach is our favourite playground, but it can also be a dangerous place. Learn about the hazards at Mt Maunganui 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 Mt Maunganui
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Patrolled Beach
Stay safe - swim beween the flags.
Patrol Hours
Mt Maunganui Main Beach is patrolled on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays between 20 October 2018 and 22 April 2019. Volunteer lifeguards patrol from 11:00am to 4:00pm on Saturdays and 10:00am to 4:00pm on Sundays from 20 October 2018 to 25 November 2018. Between 1 December 2018 and 10 February 2019 hours are extended to 10:00am to 6:00pm all weekend. From the 16 February 2019 to 10 March 2019 lifeguards patrol from 10:00am to 5:00pm all weekend. From 16 March 2019 and 22 April 2019 patrol hours decrease to 11:00am to 4:00pm all weekend.
A Regional Lifeguard Service operates from 10:00am to 6:00pm from 17 December to 6 February.
Hazards
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4 simple rules to keep you safe
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The Water Safety Code:
- Be prepared
- Watch out for yourself and others
- Be aware of the dangers
- Know your limits
Location
Mount Maunganui Beach is located 5 kilometres north of Tauranga on the East Coast of the North Island. The main beach itself is approximately 700 metres in length and 50 metres wide. The beach is white sand and there are very large shell deposits. There are rocky headlands at the northwestern end of the beach where the Mount is located, this is also the location for the Mount Surf Life Saving Club. The Mount stands 230 metres in height and is a popular location for people to walk around and up. There is also a headland attraction at the southern end, that being Moturiki Island (better known as Leisure Island). The island is long, oblong and attached to the beach by an established sand bar. Many people walk out over the island to fish and swim. Mount Maunganui Beach is undoubtabley one of New Zealands most popular locations, on any given day during summer there will be hundreds if not thousands of people here. Behind the beach there is a small grassy reserve of 20 metres in width and there are picnic tables in this area along with rubbish bins and shade. Behind this further are the high rise apartments, residential housing, basic shopping and food stores and numerous other facilities.
Public Transport
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
- Less than 1% 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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