Sea fishing

Sea fishing in Auckland

65 wharves, 126 boat ramps and 543 places where a legal road or public land reaches the shore. Open any of them for whether today’s swell and wind reach it, and the tides.

AucklandFlat BushWhangaparāoaTuakauWaiukuParakaiMangawhai HeadsWaimaukuThamesWarkworth
shore wharf boat ramp no fishing hereOpen the full map →Map: LINZ aerial imagery (LINZ Basemaps), CC BY 4.0

Fish common here: snapper, kahawai, red gurnard, tarakihi, kingfish.

All sea fishing · See them on the map · MPI rules for this area

Where not to fish, or where local rules apply

  • Kawau Bay High Protection Area high protection area: fishing restricted. Details
  • Motu Manawa-Pollen Island Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Te Matuku Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Omaha Bay, Kawau Bay, and Whangaparaoa Peninsula Temporary Closure temporary closure: some species or methods are closed (Fisheries (Ōmaha Bay, Kawau Bay, and Whangaparāoa Peninsula Temporary Closure) Notice 2026 (Notice No. MPI 1973)). Details
  • Waiheke Island Temporary Closure temporary closure: some species or methods are closed (Fisheries (Waiheke Island Temporary Closure) Notice 2026 (Notice No. MPI 2015)). Details
  • Umupuia Beach Temporary Closure temporary closure: some species or methods are closed (Fisheries (Umupuia Beach Temporary Closure) Notice 2026 (Notice No. MPI 2016)). Details

22 places inside or beside a marine reserve or high protection area are left out of the lists below.

Places to fish

North to south. Wharves are the easiest start: deep water and flat footing. On rocks, wear a lifejacket and read the rock fishing advice.

  • Motairehe, Motairehe RoadMap
    Shore
  • Kawa, Kawa RoadMap
    Shore
  • Ōmāhungaiti BayMap
    Shore
  • Karaka Bay wharfMap
    Wharf
  • Eyres Point, Te Arai Point RoadMap
    ShoreSeabed mapped
    2 m3.5 m9.5 m18.5 mshore250 m500 m750 m1000 m019 m
    Seabed, looking north-east: 2 m deep at 100 m out, 3.5 m deep at 200 m out, 9.5 m deep at 500 m out. LINZ survey, March 2025.
  • Te Ārai PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadSeabed mapped
    5 m6.5 m12 m20.5 mshore250 m500 m750 m1000 m021 m
    Seabed, looking east: 5 m deep at 100 m out, 6.5 m deep at 200 m out, 12 m deep at 500 m out. LINZ survey, March 2025.
  • Rarohara Bay / Ungunu Bay wharfMap
    Wharf
  • Kaiarara BayMap
    Shore
  • Kaiarara Bay, Kaiaraara Bay RoadMap
    Shore
  • Korotiti BayMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Whangaparapara, Whangaparapara RoadMap
    Shore
  • Te HanaMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Whangaparapara wharfMap
    Wharf
  • Pākiri, Pakiri River RoadMap
    Shore
  • Te HanaMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Te Hana, State Highway 1Map
    Shore
  • PākiriMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Ōruawharo Bay, Sugarloaf RoadMap
    Shore
  • Okupu, Blind Bay RoadMap
    Shore
  • Flax Point boat rampMap
    Boat ramp

Places from 2026-10-05. Shore, wharves, boat ramps, roads, parcels, place names and tide predictions: Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, CC BY 4.0. Unformed legal roads: Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Marine reserves and Hauraki Gulf protection areas: DOC, CC BY 4.0. Mātaitai, taiāpure and closures: MPI. Wind: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Waves: NOAA WAVEWATCH III via PacIOOS.