As with its southern counterpart, the size of the bight depends to a large extent on the source referring to it.

Strict definitions refer to it stretching from the mouth of the Waitara River, 10 kilometres northeast of New Plymouth, to the mouth of the Mokau River.

[citation needed] Looser descriptions refer to it extending as far north as Tirua Point, 50 kilometres southwest of Te Kūiti, or even to Albatross Point, close to the entrance to Kawhia Harbour.

[citation needed] Some include New Plymouth in the bight.

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