State Sand to Surf, Mt Maunganui
Main beach, Mt Maunganui, Tauranga
The show will go on!
Concerns that disruption or cancellation to this year’s State Sand to Surf caused by ‘Rena’ related issues have been allayed by Environment Bay of Plenty and Event organisers. Original plans remain solidly in place to continue with the event being held on the iconic Mt Maunganui Main Beach and the chance of a last minute shift to the contingency course round the corner in Pilot Bay is very, very low. Only as a result of an extreme weather event in the days leading up to Saturday 10 March will the contingency course be employed. Good luck with your training and we look forward to a big turn out to support this beautiful region.Swim in rolling surf on one of New Zealand's most stunning ocean beaches – Mt Maunganui's Main Beach. The home to national and international surf lifesaving competitions, this destination typifies the idyllic surf, sun and sand summer holiday for kiwis and tourists alike.
To ensure you a safe swimming environment at this event we have a number of contingency course options ready to be implemented in the event that ocean conditions on the main beach are unfavourable on event day.
There is a distance and challenge for every swimming ability at the State Sand to Surf
- The State OceanKids is for children aged 6-10 years old and consists of a 200m shallow water swim along the shore line which is lined with Surf Life Saving NZ guards – read more
- The ‘Give It A Go’ 300m Ocean Swim is a great introduction to open water swimming with a triangular course off Main Beach
- The ‘Step It Up’ 1000m Ocean Swim is an achievable distance which starts and finishes on Main Beach for individuals with swimming experience and could be training for the ‘I’m Going Long’ swim at one of the other events
- The 'I'm Going Long' 2.6km Ocean Swim takes you around Rabbit Island & Moturiki Island - this provides swimmers witht the ultimate challenge so it is important individuals that take part have swimming experience and have trained to complete this event.
Registration Details
Swim pack pick up/registration will take place in the following centres on the dates below.
| Auckland | Mt Maunganui |
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Copthorne Hotel Harbour City 11:00AM - 1:00PM Thursday 8 March 2012 |
Mount Maunganui Surf Club 5:00PM - 8:00PM Friday 9 March 2012 |
If you are unable to make it between the times above and don't have friends or family that can register for you please contact us for alternative arrangements. We do now offer a pre-paid courier service that will courier your pack including your cap and timing chip to you the week leading up to the event. You can book and pay for this service when entering online or purchase from the ocean swim store.
All entrants will receive:
- A timing chip which is loaned to you for the event
- A swim cap that you must wear or the duration of the event
- Your finish time text to you after the event
- A personalised certificate that you can download and print at no charge from the results page
- A pair of Goggles courtesy of State Insurance
- Other sponsor goodies
Important dates
| 5:00PM | Friday 13 January 2012 | Online Early-bird pricing finishes |
| 11:59PM | Sunday 4 March 2012 | $10 late entry fee applies |
| 11:59PM | Thursday 8 March 2012 | Online and postal entries close |
Entry confirmation
Check your entry, make changes or print your e-ticket for the State Sand to Surf
Prize Giving
Prize Giving will take place at approximately 12:45PM at the Mount Surf Club.
Official Charity – Surf Life Saving NZ
Surf Life Saving NZ provide an essential service on New Zealand’s beaches and at the State NZ Ocean Swim Series. They keep all of us safe on the beach and in the water which is why they are the official charity of the State NZ Ocean Swim Series.
Please give generously to Surf Life Saving NZ. All donations will receive a free gift. You can donate when you enter or through the Ocean Swim Store. You can also donate on event day.
- Donations of $5 and $10 will receive a Surf Life Saving NZ 100 Year Centenary key ring
- Donations of $20 will receive a Surf Life Saving NZ toy IRB boat
- Donations of $40 will receive a Surf Life Saving NZ Teddy Bear
- Donations of $90 will receive a Surf Life Saving NZ Centenary book
All gifts will be handed at your event registration or couriered if you have pre-booked the courier service.
Event Details
Saturday 10 March 2012
State OceanKids 200m - 9:00AM
'Give It A Go' 300m - 9:35AM
'Step It Up' 1000m - 9:45AM
'I'm Going Long' 2.6km - 10.40AM
Entrant Event Day Information
Coming Soon
Safety Information
View detailed safety information for all events.
Maps & Course descriptions
'I'm going long' 2.6km swim course - option 1
With a beach start, the course will see competitors swim around two iconic Mount Maunganui land marks - Rabbit Island and Moturiki Island before returning back into the Main Beach to finish. The distance is 2.6km distance.
'I'm going long' 2.8km swim course - option 2
The Option 2 course will be used in the event that the ocean and swell conditions are unsuitable and unsafe for the Option 1 to go ahead. Option 2 will see participants swim two 1400m triangular laps off the main beach. The final decision on whether to use course Option 1 or 2 will be made on event day morning by the Event Director.
'Step it up' 1000m swim course
With a beach start, the course follows 2 carefully placed buoys finishing at the same point at Main Beach, Mt Maunganui. Competitors will swim one triangular lap to complete the 1000m distance
'Give it a go' 300m swim course
With a beach start, the course follows 2 carefully placed buoys finishing at the same point at Main Beach, Mt Maunganui. Competitors will swim one triangular lap to complete the 300m distance
State OceanKids 200m swim course
The State OceanKids event will see children swim from the immediate left of Moturiki Island, north along the beach 200m to finish in line with our inflatable finish line. The course will be lined with lifeguards from Surf Lifesaving New Zealand.
Contingency course
The decision to run with the contingency plan will be made in the event of bad weather or circumstances beyond the control of the event managers. The Race Director will make this decision on Friday afternoon and swimmers will be alerted at the Friday registration