# Akaroa Beach, a beach of Christchurch A named beach on the city’s shore, at Akaroa. Suburb: [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa) From the air, an aerial view of Akaroa Beach: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=beach-akaroa-beach (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## Can you swim here [Akaroa Beach French Bay](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/akaroa-main-beach/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that sits on its sand, its latest weekly sample graded it suitable for swimming. 1 more monitored spot sits on its sand. *A water-quality risk grade, not a live verdict, after heavy rain any spot can turn. LAWA's page is the one to check on the day.* ## The ground under it - [On scheduled Ngāi Tahu ground](https://www.chch.live/cultural), Whakaroa (Akaroa) - [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 12 July 2011 · 3.4 km from the pin · 1 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.806542&lon=172.966237&radius=250 ## Around it - [Akaroa Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1774-akaroa-beach), the community park it’s inside - [Cenotaph War Memorial](https://www.chch.live/park/1828-cenotaph-war-memorial), botanic park · under 150 m - [Sandy Bay](https://www.chch.live/beach/sandy-bay), beach · 3.6 km - [Okains Bay](https://www.chch.live/beach/okains-bay), beach · 14.7 km - [Horomaka Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/horomaka-island), beach · 20.5 km - [Pukerauaruhe Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/pukerauaruhe-island), beach · 22.9 km ## The reports nearby 304 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8828396), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8790582), 5–9 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8774866), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8585175), 11–49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8569887), [2 Julius Place, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/2-julius-place) - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8472403), [49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/49-beach-road) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8429782), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) - [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8259740), 11–49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8176329), [80 Rue Jolie, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/80-rue-jolie) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8136177), [66 Rue Lavaud, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/66-rue-lavaud) - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8107199), 11–49 Beach Rd, Canterbury, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand - [Damaged Street Light](https://www.chch.live/report/7988934), [4 Rue Balguerie, Canterbury, Banks Peninsula Ward 7520, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/akaroa/4-rue-balguerie) ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Akaroa Beach?** A named beach on Christchurch’s shore, at [Akaroa](https://www.chch.live/akaroa), as the open map records it. **Where exactly is Akaroa Beach?** The pin is OpenStreetMap’s own position for the beach, the beach’s own ground, or its centreline’s middle. Neighbours on the register are near it, not the same record. --- The position and the names are OpenStreetMap’s, a named beach or island inside the city boundary (ODbL). A pin is the mapper’s position for the feature; the dual names are recorded as the map carries them. The page: https://www.chch.live/beach/akaroa-beach The whole shore as data: https://www.chch.live/beach.geojson The bays and headlands: https://www.chch.live/coast