Smith Bay is a 5 km wide, open, north facing bay, backed by cliffs rising to 100 m at either end, with the lower central 3 km section occupied by a continuous boulder beach, which is now cut in the centre by a small marina. The North Coast Road comes within 400 m of the centre of the bay, with public access via the marina road. Smith Bay (west) (KI-202) is a 2 km long boulder beach, consisting of both active and higher relict boulders, the latter deposited during a higher stand of the sea. The highest inactive boulders are weathered grey, those in the central occasionally active section are covered in an orange algae, while the lower, more active, boulders are brown in colour. The western boulders run from approximately the small mouth of Freestone Creek to the marina wall. read more

Beach Length: 2km