At the north end of the 1.5 km beach is a small lagoon and past this is a short walk to Waimama bay.

The lagoon has a cycle of being blocked by sand then being dug out by the council digger or enthusiastic members of the public.

At the south end a short bush walk crosses through privately owned land to a blowhole.

The shore is often quite steep meaning the waves are sometimes breaking directly on the sand making it difficult for casual swimmers.

Farmers then introduced stock to the dune area, disturbing the native sand-binding grasses and causing severe wind erosion.