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Waikanae Pool
A day at our much-loved outdoor Waikanae Pool is a Kāpiti summer classic! Families love this aquatic oasis, with its lush green spaces making it the perfect spot for relaxation and play.
Dive into our AquaFit classes, Learn to Swim sessions and enjoy the thrill of our hydroslide! Kids love our SPLASH! sessions with inflatables and games on weekends, public holidays and every day in the school holidays.
Join our summer intensive swimming lessons in January to accelerate your child's learning and confidence in the water.
Weekly lane schedule
Important notices
Our summer season is wrapping up soon and Waikanae Pool will close on Sunday 23 March, so make the most of the warm days and get in as many swim as you can!
And just as summer fades, sadly our BBQ has flipped its last sausage too many and is out of action for the rest of the season.
Get pool alerts and notifications about closures and notices with the Antenno app – Find out more
Summer season opening hours (see our holiday opening hours):
- Monday: 6am–6pm (8pm during school holidays)
- Tuesday: 6am–8pm
- Wednesday: 6am–8pm
- Thursday: 6am–6pm (8pm during school holidays)
- Friday: 6am–8pm
- Saturday: 8am–8pm
- Sunday: 8am–8pm
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Note
To ensure all customers have vacated the facility before the pool closes for the night, you must be out of all pools and spa 15 minutes before closing time.
Our facilities
Our 33.5-metre outdoor heated pool is heated to 29 degrees. Great for lane swimming, learn to swim and aquafitness classes and our popular summer SPLASH! fun at weekends and school holidays.
Babies and toddlers love our warm outdoor toddler pool heated to 32 degrees and with shade sails that provide sun protection for delicate skin.
Swim nappies must be worn by all babies and toddlers under four. These can be purchased from reception at cost price.
Hydroslide can be opened on request.
Under 5s must be accompanied down the slide by an adult 16 years or older.
5–7 years can use the slide by themselves, with an adult waiting at the bottom.
8 years and over can use the slide by themselves.
We have a gazebo available for hire. Our gazebo bookings include a trestle table, and bean bags - perfect for a kids' party!
Gazebo bookings
Our gazebo bookings include a trestle table and beanbags and can be booked at the following times every day:
- 10am–1pm
- 1.30–4.30pm
Cost: $50 per booking
You can also refuel after your swimming or AquaFit session with a selection of snacks from our onsite General Store and pick up essentials at our swim shop.
We also have low-rise chairs, bean bags and shade umbrellas for you to relax under when you're not swimming.
Accessibility
We have an all-inclusive accessibility policy including hoist access into our main pool with trained staff available to assist and disabled and family change rooms. Read more about accessibility at our pools.
Water safety is important to us – read our pool safety rules to keep everyone safe and healthy.
Book exclusive lane space
If you're a large group or school wanting to make a fun booking during the week at Waikanae Pool, please fill out our school fun booking form.
This booking form only needs to be filled out if you are wanting to book exclusive use lane space during the week of the school terms.
You can also now book our barbecue and gazebo online – perfect for birthday parties – and for all other enquiries phone 04 296 4789 and speak to reception or email [email protected].
Council has hosted a MetService weather station at Waikanae Pool since 2018. This infrastructure is owned and maintained by MetService, and is hosted on a small pole in the pool’s courtyard, which is used for measuring atmospheric temperatures.
The weather station was established at the Waikanae Pool after councillors questioned whether the weather station at the Kāpiti Coast Airport was the best place for measuring the temperature for the district, given its close proximity to the sea. With Waikanae Pool further inland and closer to district’s centre, temperatures there were considered to better represent the warm climate of the Kāpiti Coast. You can read more about the background to the installation of this weather station in this media release from November 2018.
If you're experiencing any problems with the weather station, please contact MetService.
Our programmes and events
Contact us and location
Phone: 04 296 4789
Email: [email protected]
Address: 52 Ngarara Road, Waikanae, Kāpiti Coast
Bus route: Bus route: 280 from Waikanae Station
Bus stops on Ngarara Road (stop ID:1580)
For more information visit the Metlink website at www.metlink.org.nz