Cape Foulwind

Cape Foulwind
Looking west across Gibsons Beach to Cape Foulwind
Looking west across Gibsons Beach to Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind is located in New Zealand
Cape Foulwind
Cape Foulwind
Location of Cape Foulwind
Coordinates: 41°44′57″S 171°27′51″E / 41.74917°S 171.46417°E / -41.74917; 171.46417
Offshore water bodiesTasman Sea
Formed byErosion
GeologyGneiss

Cape Foulwind is a headland on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, overlooking the Tasman Sea. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the town of Westport. There is a lighthouse located on a prominent site on the headland. A walkway beginning at the lighthouse carpark traverses the rocky headland to Tauranga Bay and passes close by a colony of New Zealand fur seals. There is limestone quarry in the area, and a cement works operated nearby from 1958 to 2016.

In the lee of the cape, eastwards toward the Buller River mouth, lies Carters Beach, which is claimed to be the only safe swimming beach on the West Coast of the South Island.[1]

  1. ^ Simon Nathan (12 June 2015). "'West Coast places - Westport'". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.