Cable Bay, Nelson Map

About Cable Bay, Nelson

Cable Bay is a locality in the Nelson Region of New Zealand. It sits at an elevation of around 59 m above sea level. It lies approximately 16 km north-east of Nelson, the regional capital. Cable Bay is located at 41.1667°S, 173.4167°E. It observes New Zealand Time (NZST/NZDT).

Cable Bay unfolds as a landscape of gentle slopes meeting the vibrant blue of the Tasman Sea. It lies 16.0 km north-east of Nelson (from Nelson: bearing 44°T), and is situated 11.2 km north-east of Atawhai. Rolling hills, softened by a generous cloak of native bush, descend towards the coast, where the air carries the perpetual scent of salt and damp earth. The Wakapuaka River, a silver ribbon, traces its path through the valley, its waters reflecting the shifting moods of the sky. The land here breathes with a quiet energy, the coastal breeze a constant murmur against the sturdy forms of the Bryant Range to the east. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast skies, paints the landscape in hues of emerald and gold, illuminating the textures of fern and gorse that carpet the terrain.

This is a place where the echoes of a pioneering past still resonate, intertwined with the present-day rhythms of a coastal community. The name 'Cable Bay' itself whispers of a time when the world was connected by undersea telegraphic cables, a vital link in a bygone era. Today, the local economy is a mosaic of small-scale horticulture, with orchards of kiwifruit and apples dotting the fertile slopes, and a growing number of vineyards that harness the region's unique microclimate. Tourism also plays a significant role, drawing visitors to the famed Cable Bay Walkway, a pathway that meanders through the breathtaking coastal scenery, offering panoramic views of the bay and the distant ocean. The pace of life in Cable Bay is unhurried, a comfortable blend of hard work and appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds its inhabitants.

About This Cable Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cable Bay, Nelson, New Zealand at coordinates -41.16667, 173.41667. Use the Map and Satellite buttons to switch views, the plus and minus buttons to zoom, and Fullscreen to fill the screen.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map with four things the embedded map cannot do. It searches OpenStreetMap for any New Zealand town, suburb or landmark by name. It offers LINZ topographic maps as a base layer — the official Topo250 and Topo50 sheets, switching scale automatically as you zoom, and the standard reference for tramping, hunting and back-country travel. It offers LINZ aerial imagery down to 5cm resolution in urban areas. And it can take a single GPS fix from your device and report your position as both an NZTM2000 grid reference and plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what New Zealand search and rescue services work from. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map itself cannot load.

My Location & Navigate starts the vector-tile navigator: live turn-by-turn driving directions from your current position to any destination, with spoken guidance, lane hints and automatic re-routing.

Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time New Zealand and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorial description provides background on Cable Bay.

Cable Bay sits within the Nelson Region. Location data is drawn from the GeoNames geographical database and verified by coordinates, ensuring the correct Cable Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple New Zealand localities.