Pakiri beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Pakiri beach in Northland is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .

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Overall Pakiri beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pakiri beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Goat Island Reef	1 mi
Second closest break	Daniels Reef	3 mi
Third closest break	Omaha Beach and Bar	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Forestry	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Tawharanui	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pakiri beach:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4088 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4135 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4374 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4435 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4597 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pakiri beach:
Closest tide station	Matakana River, New Zealand	10 mi
Second closest tide station	Mansion House Bay, New Zealand	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand	24 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weiti River, New Zealand	27 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tinopai, New Zealand	29 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pakiri beach:
Closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	209 mi
Second closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	213 mi
Third closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	213 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	215 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	401 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pakiri beach:
Closest city location	Warkworth (New Zealand)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Wellsford (New Zealand)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Parakai (New Zealand)	33 mi
Fourth closest city location	Northshore (New Zealand)	37 mi
Fifth closest city location	Muriwai Beach (New Zealand)	42 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pakiri beach is Whangarei Airport (WRE) in New Zealand, 66 km (41 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pakiri beach is Auckland International Airport (AKL), also in New Zealand, 83 km (52 miles) away.
• Third is Kerikeri Airport (KKE) in New Zealand, 136 km (84 miles) away.
• Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand is 185 km (115 miles) away.
• Kaitaia Airport (KAT), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Pakiri beach and is 189 km (117 miles) away.