Totaranui Beach
Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:57 pm6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 15°C60°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 2315 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 m<1 ft
- UV
- 3 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 7:57 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 pm, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 2 am, -1.3 m4 ft
- High 9 am, 1.4 m5 ft
- Low 3 pm, -1.3 m4 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Totaranui Beach
Totaranui Beach is a sandy beach located in Tasman, New Zealand, covering an area of 238,207 square meters. It is 1,918 meters long and has a nearby drinking water source.
Tōtaranui is a 1 km long beach and the site of a large campsite in the Tasman Region of New Zealand administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC).
It is located in Abel Tasman National Park toward the northern end of the Abel Tasman Track and is often used as a starting or finishing point for the walk.
Source: Tōtaranui on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms150 m500 ft away
- Drinking water320 m0.2 mi away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m890 ft. Fee not listed
- Picnic tables290 m940 ft away
- Boat ramp250 m820 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 320 m0.2 miTotaranui (Water Taxi)
- Nearest town
- 8 km5 miLigar Bay (village)
- Nearest airport
- 19 km12 miTakaka Airport (KTF)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Awaroa Beach5.0 km3.1 mi south-east away7.3 Great
- Tata Beach7.7 km4.8 mi west away7.4 Great
- Onetahuti8.1 km5.0 mi south-east away7.3 Great
- Pōhara Beach11 km7.0 mi west away7.3 Great
- Medlands Beach12 km7.5 mi south away6.7 Good
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat7.9 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Sun7.8 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 30%
- Tue5.7 GoodBest 8 pm to 9 pmWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 100%
- Wed5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 29%
- Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 39%