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Kai Iwi Beach
Kai Iwi Beach is located 19 kilometres northwest of Wanganui and is becoming one of the most popular beaches in the area. The beach has a small residential and holiday home base that is popular during the summer holiday period. Wanganui Surf Life Saving Club have formed patrols during summer weekends and full time during the primary school holidays. The beach is good for swimming, surfing and fishing but it does have many hazards and beach users should swim between the flags.
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Activities and facilities
Activities
- Canoeing/kayaking
- Dog walking
- Horse riding
- Shell fish gathering
- Wind/kite surfing
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 Kai Iwi Beach 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 Kai Iwi Beach
We want you to have a great time whilst visiting Kai Iwi Beach. But take a moment to learn more about being safe on New Zealand Beaches. More ►
Patrolled Beach
Stay safe - swim beween the flags.
Patrol Hours
A Regional Lifeguard Service is provided at Castlecliff Beach and Kai-iwi Beach from 12am to 6pm during 12 December 2020 to 28 February 2021.
Hazards
Click a safety symbol for more information on the risk
4 simple rules to keep you safe
We want you to have a great time whilst visiting Kai Iwi Beach. 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
Kai Iwi Beach is located 19 kilometres northwest of Wanganui by car. The beach is becoming popular in this area. The beach has a small residential and holiday home area and there is also a motorcamp that remains full during the summer peak period. There are many hazards at Kai Iwi Beach, such as Mowhanau and Kai Iwi Streams and also the high cliffs that surround the beach. The beach has good facilities and a small beach area that is directly accessible. There are footbridges over both the Mowhanau and Kai Iwi Streams that open up new areas of beach for patrons to walk to.
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 5 and 10% 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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