# Cass Bay, a beach of Christchurch A named beach on the city’s shore, at Cass Bay. Suburb: [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay) From the air, an aerial view of Cass Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=beach-cass-bay (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0). ## Can you swim here [Cass Bay/Motu-kauati-rahi Jetty](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/cass-bay/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that is ~200 m away, LAWA’s long-term grade for it is medium risk. 3 more monitored spots sit 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), Whakaraupō - [The rockfall survey counts 14 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 1 came down · 5 wobble easy - [The nearest recorded shake: M3.1](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 10 April 2011 · ~800 m from the pin · 424 logged within 5 km The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.605781&lon=172.691045&radius=250 ## Around it - [Cass Bay Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1696-cass-bay-playground), community park · under 150 m - [Pony Point](https://www.chch.live/park/1718-pony-point), regional park · under 150 m - [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/beach/corsair-bay), beach · ~750 m - [Magazine Bay](https://www.chch.live/beach/magazine-bay), beach · 1.1 km - [Ōtamahua / Quail Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/otamahua-quail-island), beach · 2.2 km - [Whakamaru Beach](https://www.chch.live/beach/whakamaru-beach), beach · 2.8 km ## The reports nearby 292 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9073153), [8 Harbour View Tce, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/8-harbour-view-terrace) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9073002), [50 Bayview Pl, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/50-bayview-place) - [Sewer - Leak / Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/9046079), [4 Cass Bay Place, Cass Bay, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/4-cass-bay-place) - [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9040912), [50 Bayview Pl, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/50-bayview-place) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9032093), [50 Bayview Pl, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/50-bayview-place) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9020427), [39 Harbour View Terrace, Cass Bay, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/39-harbour-view-terrace) - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8956000), [50 Bayview Pl, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/50-bayview-place) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8911679), [31 Harbour View Terrace, Cass Bay, Christchurch 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/31-harbour-view-terrace) - [Sewer General](https://www.chch.live/report/8908765), [50 Bayview Pl, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/50-bayview-place) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8843050), [50 Bayview Pl, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/50-bayview-place) - [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8835827), [39 Harbour View Tce, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay/39-harbour-view-terrace) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8834544), 48–50 Bayview Pl, Canterbury, Lyttelton 8082, New Zealand ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Cass Bay?** A named beach on Christchurch’s shore, at [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay), as the open map records it. **Where exactly is Cass Bay?** 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/cass-bay The whole shore as data: https://www.chch.live/beach.geojson The bays and headlands: https://www.chch.live/coast