Waikanae Beach stretches along the coast of Gisborne. This is the beach that sees the sunrise first and it is absolutely an amazing place for it. Generally Waikanae is a calm beach, an ideal place for an afternoon swim on a summers day.
Tired teenagers and frolicking families fall in love with this typically Kiwi beach. With holiday parks and ice-cream shops dotted along the coast, you don't have to go far once you've settled on to this hot stretch of sand.
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Gisborne’s beach is a long and beautiful family-friendly stretch of white sand. It can be a wild walk on a windy day – but all the more exciting – and it’s just a short distance from the town centre and connected by the city beachfront cycle and walkway. It’s free to enjoy and has amazing views across Poverty Bay to Young Nick’s Head.