Oceania's Top 50+ Beaches
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Ninety Mile Beach // New Zealand
Ninety Mile Beach is not your typical exotic tourist attraction, but rather a long stretch of majestic coastline waiting to share its secrets with the adventurous. Don't be fooled by the name either, because this stretch of wild coast is nowhere near 90 miles in length, 90 kilometres (55 miles) would be closer, but it still remains an awesome stretch… read more »
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Yeppoon Beach // Australia
© James McCauley / CC BY Yeppoon's main beach lies on Queensland's Capricorn Coast, just a 30-minute drive from Rockhampton.
The tropical climate here makes this a popular spot all year round, and the soft caramel coloured-sands and cling film-clear waters keep locals and visitors coming back again and again.
There's a surf club and a sailing club at either end of the beach, plus a whole load… read more »
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Buffalo Beach // New Zealand
Buffalo Beach can be found forming the coastline to the town of Whitianga in Mercury Bay. This V-shaped inlet lies on the eastern side of the famed Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand's North Island.
Intimately connected with the first European explorations of the country, it was here that Captain Cook took his measurements of the transit of the planet Mercury… read more »
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Cheltenham Beach // New Zealand
© Michal Klajban / CC BY Cheltenham Beach is the most popular in the Devonport suburb of Auckland. It is a good-sized sandy beach bordered by the North Head Historic Reserve to the south. Just offshore is the striking form of Rangitoto Island, a 260 m (850 ft) high volcanic cone which only formed around 600 years ago.
It is well worth a visit to the… read more »
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Devonport Beach // New Zealand
Devonport beach sits on the southern tip of Auckland's North Shore with uninterrupted views across the Bay to the city. It is backed by a small park known as Windsor Reserve. Here you will find a children's play area and plenty of open lawn ideal for picnicking.
Devonport Beach is conveniently located next to the Devonport ferry terminal and Victoria… read more »
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Karioitahi Beach // New Zealand
Andrew Lynch A black sand beach within the Auckland region, Karioitahi Beach maintains much of its wild nature whilst being something of an adventure playground. On the more sedate side, Karioitahi Beach is known as a good sea fishing spot. In addition, it has become a favourite coastal destination for surfing, horse riding and off-road driving among other activities. A permit is… read more »
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Kuaotunu Beach // New Zealand
Simon Morris Kuaotunu is a wide sandy beach backed by grassy dunes and mottled woodland 18 kilometres north of Whitianga on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula. One of the most northerly beaches on the Coromandel, it has a shallow entrance into turquoise waters, while offering a naturalistic experience. The endangered dotterel nests just off the beach, and dolphins are often… read more »
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Maraetai Beach // New Zealand
Simon Morris Maraetai Beach is located on the Pohutukawa Coast within the Auckland Region. Facing north towards Waiheke Island, it's a popular family beach destination that becomes particularly crowded with holidaymakers from Auckland in the summer months.
It is popular for a number of reasons. For one thing, its clean sands have a shallow entry into waters that are suitable for the… read more »
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Muriwai Beach // New Zealand
© JShook / CC BY Muriwai Beach is located on the rugged and relatively undeveloped west coast of the region around Auckland. Atmospherically if not physically far from the sights and sounds of New Zealand's biggest city 42 kilometres north west, it offers visitors a wide, flat expanse of volcanic black sand. Part of a chain of continuous beaches running for around 50 kilometres, its… read more »
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Murrays Bay // New Zealand
© Holgi Murrays Bay is a suburb of New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. The beach at Murrays Bay is home to a wharf (see photos) that is a popular spot for fishing and also jumping from during the Spring/Summer months.
From Murrays Bay it is easy to walk around to neighbouring Rothesay Bay and Mairangi Bay via a walkway.
The beach… read more »
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Opoutere Beach // New Zealand
© Glenn Howell / CC BY Situated on the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula facing out into the depths of the Pacific Ocean, Opoutere comes from the Maori for "place of floating posts" and boasts five kilometres of white sand.
At its southern end visitors will discover the picturesque harbour of Wharekawa, protected by a curving natural sand spit. It forms a lagoon-like appearance and is… read more »
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Scotts Beach // New Zealand
© Pseudopanax Scotts beach is a wonderful, wild beach on the West coast of the South Island. The nearest town is Karamea and the beach is one of the highlights of the Heaphy Track, a popular hiking trail along this rugged stretch of coast.
The beach here is a beautiful sandy cove backed by steep, tall cliffs covered in dense subtropical rainforest… read more »
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Totaranui Beach // New Zealand
© Krzysztof Golik / CC BY Located at the northern end of Abel Tasman National Park, Totaranui Beach seems to appear out of nowhere, its recess of rich golden sand set among sea (or more correctly, ocean) blues and dense native foliage. Indeed, the name Totaranui translates as "many trees".
An ideal destination for hiking, kayaking, fishing, and swimming, this one kilometre stretch of paradise boasts a… read more »
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Tunnel Beach // New Zealand
Jakub Šimáček Less than eight kilometres southwest of the centre of Dunedin, close to St Clair on New Zealand's South Island, Tunnel Beach is hidden from view by rugged sandstone cliffs rising 150 metres above the waves. Shaped by the might of the Pacific Ocean over millennia, the beach is studded with naturally-formed rock arches, caves, and a hand-hewn sloping tunnel… read more »
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Whangapoua Beach // New Zealand
Whangapoua Beach is located in the northeast of Great Barrier Island off Auckland.
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