ɐwɔːɹˈoʊə bˈeɪ ɛkstˈɛndz fɔːɹ ˌoʊvɚ tˈuː kˌeɪˈɛm ˌɪntʊ ɐwɔːɹˈoʊə ˈɪnlɪt, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ tˈaɪdəl ɹˈeɪndʒ ænd kæn ˈoʊnli biː kɹˈɔst bᵻtwˌiːn ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn.fˈaɪv ˈaʊɚz bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈoʊ tˈaɪd ænd tˈuː ˈaʊɚz ˈæftɚ lˈoʊ tˈaɪd.
Awaroa Bay extends for over 2 km into Awaroa Inlet, which has a large tidal range and can only be crossed between about 1.5 hours before low tide and 2 hours after low tide.