Abel Tasman National Park location for Abel Tasman Centre in Marahau

Getting Here - Marahau, New Zealand

Driving Directions

To Marahau from Nelson follow State Highway 6 to Richmond.
Turn right at the roundabout on to State Highway 60 and follow for about 36 km (30 minutes) until you reach Motueka.
This is the last point you will find an ATM (money machine) before Marahau.
Continue on State Highway 60, for 5 km (5 minutes), to Riwaka.
The last available petrol/gas stations before Marahau are here.
Approximately 2 km after Riwaka you will reach the turn-off to Marahau. It is on the right and is signed “Abel Tasman National Park via Marahau”. This turn-off is only 50 metres after the turn-off to Kaiteriteri.
You can also take the Kaiteriteri road – it loops back onto the Marahau road but will add and extra 15 minutes to your trip.
Once in Marahau, look out for the yellow Abel Tasman Centre building on the waterfront.

To Marahau from:	Kilometres	Traveling Time
Picton	197 km	2 hours 45 minutes
Blenheim	178 km	2 hours 30 minutes
Nelson	66 km	1 hour
Nelson Airport	62 km	50 minutes
Motueka	17 km	25 minutes
Takaka	57 km	1 hour 10 minutes
Westport	240 km	3 hours 30 minutes
Greymouth	303 km	4hours

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Weather

Marahau and the Abel Tasman National Park has a mild climate comparatively. The region consistently has the highest sunshine hours annually in New Zealand.

In the middle of summer you can expect daily high temperature of 24 degrees Celsius with overnight lows of 13 degrees Celsius. In the winter you can expect daily high temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and overnight lows of 1 degree Celsius.

The ocean temperature ranges from 20 degrees Celsius in the summer down to 14 degrees Celsius in the winter.