Sea fishing

Sea fishing on the East Coast

3 wharves, 4 boat ramps and 148 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.

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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

  • Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Te Hoe Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Raukokore Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Te Kopa o Rongokanapa Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Hakihea Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Toka Tamure Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Te Hoe Mataitai Bylaw mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Horokaka Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

1 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.

  • Waiaka Bay, Potikirua RoadMap
    Shore
  • Waiaka Bay, Lottin Point RoadMap
    Shore
  • Waiaka Bay, Lottin Point RoadMap
    Shore
  • Wharekahika / Hicks Bay wharfMap
    Wharf
  • Wharekahika / Hicks BayMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Onepoto Bay, Onepoto RoadMap
    Shore
  • Te Ahikehe PointMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadTe Kopa o Rongokanapa Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Waihau Bay boat rampMap
    Boat ramp
  • Waihau Bay wharfMap
    Wharf
  • Oruaiti Beach, State Highway 35Map
    ShoreTe Kopa o Rongokanapa Mataitai

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Waihau BayMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Oruaiti Beach, State Highway 35Map
    Shore
  • Waihau Bay, State Highway 35Map
    Shore
  • Oruaiti Beach, State Highway 35Map
    Shore
  • Te Hēkawa Point, East Cape RoadMap
    Shore
  • Wharariki Point, East Cape RoadMap
    Shore
  • Raukokore, State Highway 35Map
    Shore
  • Omaruhou Point, East Cape RoadMap
    Shore
  • Wharariki Point, East Cape RoadMap
    Shore
  • Wharariki Point, East Cape RoadMap
    Shore

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.