# Corsair Bay, a beach of Christchurch

A named beach on the city’s shore.

From the air, an aerial view of Corsair Bay: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=beach-corsair-bay (LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0).

## Can you swim here

[Corsair Bay/Motu-kauati-iti](https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/canterbury-region/swimming/corsair-bay/swimsite), the LAWA monitor that sits on its sand, its latest weekly sample graded it suitable for swimming. 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 49 boulders within 500 m](https://www.chch.live/boulders), 18 came down · 3 wobble easy
- [The nearest recorded shake: M3](https://www.chch.live/sequence), 27 February 2011 · ~700 m from the pin · 375 logged within 5 km
The whole stack, answered live: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.607871&lon=172.699861&radius=250

## Around it

- [Corsair Bay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1126-corsair-bay-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Park Terrace Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1201-park-terrace-reserve), community park · under 150 m
- [Walk and bike track through Lyttelton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-168-lyttelton), track · 1.4 km
- [Magazine Bay](https://www.chch.live/beach/magazine-bay), beach · ~350 m
- [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/beach/cass-bay), beach · ~750 m
- [Ōtamahua / Quail Island](https://www.chch.live/beach/otamahua-quail-island), beach · 2.1 km
- [Whakamaru Beach](https://www.chch.live/beach/whakamaru-beach), beach · 2.6 km


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Corsair Bay?**

A named beach on Christchurch’s shore, as the open map records it.

**Where exactly is Corsair 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.


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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/corsair-bay
The whole shore as data: https://www.chch.live/beach.geojson
The bays and headlands: https://www.chch.live/coast