Caroline Bay - at Timaru - oddly enough there are other beaches around town of course - but all short - this one has a decent flat surface ( a good 200 meters from ocean to the end of the sandy bits) and is right next to the harbour! Not sure how that works. It is a pretty clean beach and well used by the locals and is pretty safe to swim in -urm - on. Other note-worthy mention should go to the fact that there is an annual Caroline Bay concert/carnival right next door . . . .