Opening Hours
24x7
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Ideal Time of Day
Any time
Ideal Season
The gannet colony is in residence from August to March.
Notable Features
Muriwai Beach is one of the great beaches in West Auckland. Muriwai is a small seaside settlement with a spectacular coastline on the west coast of Auckland above the Waitakere Ranges and is the most popular home of a colony of gannets.
Near the beach is the Muriwai Gannet Colony, home to over a thousand gannets who return from Australia every year between August and March. There is a car park near the beach, which leads to a range of viewing platforms that allow visitors to close up views of the colony and the rough coastline.
Muriwai Beach and Maori Bay are popular surfing places
Near the beach is the Muriwai Gannet Colony, home to over a thousand gannets who return from Australia every year between August and March. There is a car park near the beach, which leads to a range of viewing platforms that allow visitors to close up views of the colony and the rough coastline.
Muriwai Beach and Maori Bay are popular surfing places
Location Address
Auckland's west coast: Coast Road, Waitakere, Muriwai