Sea fishing

Sea fishing in Hawke’s Bay

3 wharves, 2 boat ramps and 84 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.

HastingsNapierKuratauWharewakaDannevirkeTaihapeWaipukurauWairoa
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 Angiangi Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Moremore Mataitai (a) mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Waimarama Temporary Closure temporary closure: some species or methods are closed (Fisheries (Waimārama Temporary Closure) Notice 2022 (Notice No. MPI 1551)). Details
  • Porangahau Taiapure taiāpure: local regulations may apply. Details

2 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.

  • Old Whakamahi RoadMap
    Shore
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadMoremore Mataitai (a)

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadMoremore Mataitai (a)

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed roadMoremore Mataitai (a)

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Whakaari, Beach RoadMap
    ShoreMoremore Mataitai (a)

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Whirinaki, State Highway 2Map
    ShoreMoremore Mataitai (a)

    Mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details

  • Whirinaki, Whirinaki RoadMap
    Shore
  • Whirinaki, North Shore RoadMap
    Shore
  • Whirinaki, North Shore RoadMap
    Shore
  • Bay View, Le Quesne RoadMap
    Shore
  • Bay View, Le Quesne RoadMap
    Shore
  • Bay ViewMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Te IhootereiMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Keteketerau, Main North RoadMap
    Shore
  • Westshore, The EsplanadeMap
    Shore
  • Westshore, The EsplanadeMap
    Shore
  • Westshore Beach, Alfred StreetMap
    Shore
  • Bluff Hill, Hardinge RoadMap
    Shore
  • Iron Pot 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.