Reviews of Mana Bay. (Museum) in Pātea (Taranaki).

Mana Bay

213 Reviews

98 Comments

Museum

Beach pavillion

6 Beach Road, Pātea 4520, New Zealand

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Information of Mana Bay, Museum in Pātea (Taranaki)

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Reviews of Mana Bay

F. B.

Great spot to visit. Seeing the waves crash against the old wharf, and run it the river mouth gives some great photo opportunities. There is also a good view of the windfarm from the wharf. It is a very windy and rough beach, so would not advise swimming. But definitely a great place to visit nonetheless. There are public toilets There, and freedom camping is permitted.

S. W.

Patea Beach. Wild west coast beach. Shipwreck right beside Mana bay. Beach is long - good walk. Swimming in estuary or little mana bay when tide in. Fishing from end of Breakwater or from the boat ramp situated along the estuary. Children's playground, big sand dunes to run up and down. Toilet, BBQ's, Tables with seating. Freedom Camping spots

J. F.

Beautiful spot to see the windmills, Amazing black sand covering the beach.

M. M.

Beautiful sunny day on fabulous beach watching people surf, kayak and swimming

G.

A cloudy day, high tide and a great place for some awesome photos. Visited a couple of times and can normally get some great shots of the waves crash over the old wharf or people out fishing.

A. H.

This is a great sandy beach edged by high cliffs. You can walk about 3 or 4km to the end where at low tide you can round the cliff and see a cove with a fresh water waterfall. If you go the other way you can walk along the Patea river for about 5km to the waste water plant where is lots of bird life. There is also a shipwreck on the beach. This is called the SS Waitangi. It sank in 1923 and resurfaced in the late 70s where it remains today.. It broke up while trying to cross the bar in rough weather. There are also paths that take you to the cliff tops where there is a viewing platform and you can see where the Patea river meets the Tasman sea. In the distance you can view the windmills at the wind farm. Altogether an enjoyable place to visit.

k. C. A.

Beautiful spot I noticed some people have thrown there rubbish down the hill from the look ou point rotting plastic bags. Other than the rubbish awesome spot. There's an old ship wreck on the beach bit of history here.

W. T.

I arrived at 7:30 in the evening at the local RV park hoping for some accommodation. Lucky the caretaker let me have cabin @ $40. Went for a walk at sun set. Kicking myself that I did not have my camera. What a beautiful place at sun set. My pics are sunrise :)))) The insect and animal tracks are good as I found in the desert. :)). Please enjoy this place.

k. w.

Nice place to relax take the dog for a walk and enjoy. Meet some very nice people while there and had an amazing day

C. A.

Lovely spot to stop for the night. Locals are friendly. Nice views and beach is okay to walk.

D. S.

Lovely beach. Dark sand and smelly horrible scary toilet but otherwise lovely. Got beautiful weather there so if you are after that, try this place. Sand isnt free fyi, small cover charge they told me. But snuck some home in my shoes. Can be moist in the water. Caution, contains air.

S. T.

Lovely spot, amazing views, great parking area, flush toilets. BBQ'S, room for freedom parking 3 nights.

D. G. (.

Beautiful beach, good freedom camping if it's not too breezy. But it's the West Coast yo!

N. R.

Wasn't the best weather but, was still spectacular

D. W.

Typical wild west coast beach and estuary. Beautiful black sand and a quaint little surf live saver club house with public toilets underneath. A great place to stop to stretch your legs on a long haul 😉

A. W.

Cute little hidden beach, small campsite, wharf and decent dunes and a good view of the wind turbines

G. R.

Awesome beach, only swim on incoming tide due to rip from river

S. G. C.

Is lovely with a lot of history You can see Farewell Spit - that's in the start of the South Island - in a distance

N. W.

A black sand beach by a river mouth. A good place to stop for a break.

j.

Quite windy, but the sunset did perform.

F. W.

Awesome parking, toilet facilities, freedom camping, playground and 2 free gas cooking barbecues with 4 tables and seating in different ares.

N. M.

Another scenic spot washrooms their are dirty but just another quick lookout spot to get a cool couple pictures maybe some neat selfies

H. S.

Great place to stop for a rest and recharge, iron sands was really rough seas when we went and was windy, but it didn't matter as we bought some lunch at the 4 Square Store that had a good variety of food and enjoyed looking out at the sea. Also the great song Poi E originated from PATEA AWESOME 👌

K. H.

I'm from christchurch and I loved this beach so much I can't stop thinking about it !!!!! I miss it , it was so beautiful I wish I took some sand home though.

C. W.

Even on a wet windy day, stunning!

M. C.

Nice Beach to visit, you can see the wind farm at far left. If weather good water is green blue. Beautiful!

M. M.

Crazy Wild unpredictable

J. G.

Sat and enjoyed the waves at the beach. Very relaxing and surpriseingly no litter to be seen. Well done Patea

A. T.

Great for surfing, fishing, camping

J. L.

Beautiful black sand bay, strong winds, strong waves. You can drive all the way to the beach front just the last part is single lane. Have toilet facilities.

C. M.

Beautiful black sand beach with a shipwreck

R. M. L.

We love Patea and Mana Bay is part of the reason. Black sand beaches, surfing, body boarding, rock and sea glass collecting. Beautiful!

P. M.

Bit disappointed with public toilets but the rest of our visit was awesome love the life rings

R. B.

Patea beach on s nice day is beautiful, it's my birthplace, I have to say it, but lovely beach nonetheless

A. D.

Such an awesome black sand beach, so cool being able to see the shipwreck

c. b.

What a lovely place to stop and explore. There was a huge swell the day that I visited.

L. B.

Patea's wonderful beach, please be aware of the under tow keep close eye on kids if swimming

H. C.

Gorgeous Black sparkling sandy beach. Easy parking, great day out for family picnic, take your 'Barbie' with you

r. w.

Very windy at the time, but brilliant outlook to the ocean! Potentially great picnic spot.

G. B.

Lovely spot!

J. E.

Stunning, ruggered coastline. A little rough for swimming, but we'll worth a visit.

S. P.

Wild west coast with some interesting natural and not so natural things to look at. Love this.

M. d. K.

Beautiful black sand beach with dunes as well!

D. D.

It was great! Free burners and grills for the public to use too! Very clean 👍

M. E.

Nice and rugged bit of coastline. Great for some photos too

M. H.

Beautiful black sand beach. Car par is visable from beach & there's also a trail for walking.

A. S.

Beautiful history and kiwiana as well as typical stunning NZ setting

M. J.

Lovely black sand beach, toilets are very disgusting even after they were supposedly just cleaned

s. w.

Lovely & clean, great service, great breakfast, good price. 👍

O. P.

I think we drove past this or it's just not memorable

D. F.

Good for photography when tide is in

m.

Beautiful beach wild and windy today just how I love it :)

c. e.

Nice, small and very friendly all the basics you need and good value.had a good stay

R. M. L.

Patea Beach aka Mana Bay is beautiful and I love coming here for walking.

R. T.

An awesome piece of history there...well worth the stop..

A. A.

Lovely place for a tourist to visit

C. B.

What an amazingly beautiful beach.

R. C.

Absolute beautiful place

P. S.

A nice place when its stormy to watch the waves.

P. P.

Unimpressive but pleasant in good weather

A. A.

Always love seeing the wreckage

A. K.

Perfect sand beach. Great for summer swim

S. a. D. D.

Love Mana bay stay there quite often

L. R.

Beautiful! Black sand is awesome.!

L. E.

Amazing sand and rugged feel.

G. f.

Beautiful

B. G.

Nice walk on sand beach

R. R.

Great place to stay the night!

M. H.

A great place to visit

A. A. A.

Nice picturesque location

J. B.

Great for relaxing

R. W.

Nice

S.

Pretty place

G. L.

Unique

L. G.

Cool place.

S. T.

Great little spot

b.

Wicked

E. R. M.

Cool place

김.

(Translated) Free camping site. The point where river and sea meet. At the mouth of a river or where there is a lot of wind and strong waves. (Original) 무료 캠핑 사이트. 강과 바다가 만나는 지점. 강 하구이나 바람이 많이 불고 파도가 심한 곳.

김.

(Translated) river estuary. It is said that the waves are strong and the fish are caught well. (Original) 강 어귀. 파도가 심함 고기가 잘 잡힌다고 함.

V.

(Translated) A very nice place that transmits a lot of peace, we stopped on the way to Wellington and it was absolutely worth it! There are bathrooms... (Original) Un lugar muy lindo que trasmite mucha paz, paramos de camino a Wellington y valió absolutamente la pena! Hay baños...

菠.

(Translated) If you say that this place is particularly good, I think it will mislead many people. It is a black beach with dead trees staggered vertically and horizontally. I don’t know how long it has been soaked in the sea and washed up to the shore. If you have an RV, or you are just in a daze, or It’s a dog walk, it’s pretty good here... (Original) 如果说这里特别好，我想会误导很多人，这里是黑色沙滩，沙滩上横竖交错的枯木，不知道在海水里浸泡了多久冲到岸边，如果你有房车，或者你只是发发呆，或者是遛遛狗，这里还是不错的……

C.

(Translated) Volcano sand and high dunes. Confluence of the river and the sea (Original) Vulkan Sand und hohe Dünen. Einmündung vom Fluss und Meer

M.

(Translated) Free camping at the edge of the water for any type of vehicle. Clean toilets. Beautiful black and fine sand beach shining in the sun. A large pontoon jutting into the water and from which one can admire the evening sunset and morning sunrise. (Original) Camping gratuit au bord de l'eau pour tout type de véhicule. Toilettes propres. Très belle plage de sable noir et fin qui brille au soleil. Un grand ponton qui s'avance dans l'eau et d'où l'on peut admirer le soir le coucher de soleil et le matin le levé de soleil.

J.

(Translated) Beautiful black sand beach !! (Original) Belle plage au sable noir !!

Y.

(Translated) The coast where driftwood is lined up and the shore that can be seen in the distance are very mysterious. (Original) 流木が並んでいる海岸と遠くに見える岸がとても神秘的な雰囲気。

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D.

(Translated) It's a great place for fishing! (Original) 是钓鱼的好地方!

K.

(Translated) Amazing! Arrival of major cargo (Original) Miharo! Te ūnga mai o te utanga nui

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N.

(Translated) Pretty even after the storm (Original) Jolie même après la tempête

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