Sea fishing

Sea fishing in Southland

8 wharves, 2 boat ramps and 197 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: kahawai, red gurnard, blue cod, tarakihi.

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

Where not to fish, or where local rules apply

  • Ulva Island - Te Wharawhara Marine Reserve marine reserve: no fishing of any kind. Details
  • Te Whaka a Te Wera Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Omaui Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Waikawa Harbour/Tumu Toka Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Otara Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Te Whaka a Te Wera Mataitai Bylaw mātaitai reserve: local bylaws may apply. Details
  • Motupohue Mataitai mātaitai reserve: local bylaws 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.

  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • WaihoakaMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • WaihoakaMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • AropakiMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Pahia Point, Frentz RoadMap
    Shore
  • Pahia Point, Frentz RoadMap
    Shore
  • Cosy NookMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Cosy Nook, Mullet RoadMap
    Shore
  • Cosy NookMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Pahia, Garden RoadMap
    Shore
  • PahiaMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Shore accessMap
    Shore, by an unformed road
  • Taramea Bay, Rocks HighwayMap
    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.