Onetangi Beach

Onetangi is the largest beach on Waiheke and a stunner with it’s golden sand and calm waters. It is a great summer destination and literally gets heated up with heat waves coming off the sand in the height of the sun. They have a public bathroom here with several access points from the road with ramps and stairs onto the sand and water.
The long road that runs parallel to the beach is lined with very lucky people who own beach houses or homes as well as cafes, restaurants at the waterfront and holiday accommodation. It’s easy to get to Onetangi if you’re fortunate to have brought a car otherwise it’s not hard using the public transport route. Nearby there are a few vineyards if you are in the mood for vino also.
They do SUP here and of course you can swim– generally it’s good conditions. Lots of sand so sandcastles galore if that takes your fancy. Equally if you’re feeling super active you can walk or run the entire length– beware though it’s longer than you think.
A must see Waiheke beach

I don’t understand why this place is not bursting at the seams with people. In fact it’s quite the contrary, it’s always dead when I go. Which makes me question whether people just don’t know about it, or they prefer Oneroa (why).
Onetangi is my favourite beach on the whole of Waiheke island. It’s a long stretch of beach, which beautiful white sand and glistening water. The best part about it is that it’s dead. Completely dead. We saw like, 2 people in the hour we were there. We were staying across the road in the Onetangi Beach Apartments, and although that was far from empty, for some reason the beach remained empty. Strange, but awesome.
Onetangi is pretty much the definition of a perfect beach.

In the middle of Waiheke Island lies this beautiful, long white sandy beach. Onetangi beach is so nice, I could easily come here every day. But I understand that this is wishful thinking. Anyway I’m grateful if I can visit this place just once in my life, and I have, so mission accomplished. Onetangi beach doesn’t get crowded at all, and it’s long enough anyway for enough privacy if it does. It’s one of those pristine New Zealand beaches that has everything except the crowds of people. If you love hanging around hundreds of people on the beach, then this place is not really for you. The water is so beautiful, clean and inviting here, the sand is soft, you really can’t ask for much more.