Matarangi Beach
Matarangi
A sand-spit beach on the north coast, about 4 km long, with open sea on one side and a calm harbour on the other, and a holiday community with a golf course.
Matarangi sits on a sand spit. On the seaward side is a long white beach, and on the other side is Whangapoua Harbour, where you can gather shellfish at low tide. The holiday community is well equipped, with a golf course, cafés and shops, making it suitable for family holidays. It is about 30 minutes' drive from Whitianga.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- New Chums Beach (Wainuiototo)
- Otama Beach
- Whitianga
- Shakespeare Cliff Lookout & Lonely Bay
- Cooks Beach
- Castle Rock (Motutere)
- Opito Bay
- Cathedral Cove (Mautohe)