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Whangamatā Beach

New Zealand Waikato Whangamata

Whangamatā Beach
Photo: Aidan from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A long white-sand surf beach and relaxed seaside town on the eastern Coromandel, one of the friendly little surfing towns dotted up the coast. In summer, especially around New Year, it's packed with holidaymakers, and the population grows many times over; the rest of the year it's quiet.


The bar at the harbour entrance is one of New Zealand's best surf breaks, and the beach is patrolled in summer. You can kayak or paddle out to Hauturu (Clark) Island, walk the Wentworth Valley track to waterfalls, or go mountain biking in the forest. The Whangamatā Beach Hop rock 'n' roll and classic car festival takes over the town in March.

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