Beautiful white sand beach with waves, rocks and some massive sand dunes. Not advisable to climb the dunes if your legs are still hurting from climbing all the stairs up Mount Manaia as you'd need stop repeatedly to get to the top, making you look incredibly unfit to those sprinting to the top. If you do make it to the top and there's a boogie board free to use, it would probably be best to use that to get down again. If possible, try and visit this beach before going on the Mount Manaia hike. Your legs will thank you.

This is a really nice beach for walks. It's not crowded at all and has some beautiful views (as seen in the pictures - though those hardly do it justice). The water here is extremely clear. There are lifeguards here as well to keep you safe if you want to swim.

Top location and not yet spoilt by thousands of visitors. The ocean swim and surfing is for good swimmers who can sort out rips and survive in the surf and good swell. Note no life savers patrol this beach in winter months.

Good spot for surfers. Limited parking space. View is breathtaking but hardly and trees to provide shade. This place is also a historical place for NZ military airforce

Nice Sandy Beach which is nice for swimming and Surfing, it is also a Patrolled Beach from the Surf Life Guard. Plenty of Parking available, and I think a few Selfcontained Camping Carparks ( but double check beforehand ). There is also a Sanddune at the End of it. Comes after a beautiful Drive along the Whangareiheads Peninsula.

At the end of a wonderful drive that has so many beautiful beaches, Ocean Beach is an almost perfect beach. Lots of carparks, and toilets,the beach is a short walk from the carpark, to a perfect white sandy surf beach, with dunes, rocks, surf, swimming and not many people. Head to the north end of the beach and up and over the dunes (which has to be descended at speed) to the second half of the beach which is as beautiful as first. Must visit if you are in Whangarei.

Nice beach, not crowded when we went here.. Very relaxing and peaceful.. Great place to just enjoy, listen to the waves and just breath.. 😍😍😍 I Also enjoyed the soft white sand.. my son loves playing on the sand.. lovely! 😍

Amazing beach! To relax and to surf too. Lota of walks to do around there. Beautiful nature, birds everywhere. Also if you go up to the mount you can check the sunset or sunrise if you’re early bird. Even if you want to go for a couple of hours or to spend the whole day, this is the perfect spot.

Ocean Beach at Whangārei Heads is truly a scenic gem. Spent a couple of delightful hours with friends, taking in the breathtaking views. Don't miss the nearby hiking track—it's a fantastic addition to the experience. Absolutely worth a visit!