Cape Foulwind | |
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 Looking west across Gibsons Beach to Cape Foulwind | |
.png)  Cape Foulwind Location of Cape Foulwind | |
| Coordinates: 41°44′57″S 171°27′51″E / 41.74917°S 171.46417°E | |
| Offshore water bodies | Tasman Sea |
| Formed by | Erosion |
| Geology | Gneiss |
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]
- ^ 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.