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Shag Rock in West Coast Auckland is an exposed beach break that does not work very often. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Works best in offshore winds from the east with some shelter here from east winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Shag Rock 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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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - West Coast Auckland surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Shag Rock

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Shag Rock:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Maori Bay	0 mi
Second closest break	Mussel Rock	0 mi
Third closest break	O'Neills Bay	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Muriwai Beach	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Bethells-Beach	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Shag Rock:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4133 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4180 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4420 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4480 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4643 mi
Tide stations nearest to Shag Rock:
Closest tide station	Cornwallis, New Zealand	13 mi
Second closest tide station	Paratutae Island, New Zealand	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Onetaunga Bay, New Zealand	15 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Auckland, New Zealand	18 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Murrays Bay, New Zealand	20 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Shag Rock:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	170 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	174 mi
Third closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	179 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	180 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	356 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Shag Rock:
Closest city location	Muriwai Beach (New Zealand)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Waitakere (New Zealand)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Auckland (New Zealand)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Parakai (New Zealand)	15 mi
Fifth closest city location	Northshore (New Zealand)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Shag Rock is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Shag Rock is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 122 km (76 miles) away.
• Third is Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand, 137 km (85 miles) away.
• Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand is 180 km (112 miles) away.
• Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Shag Rock and is 184 km (114 miles) away.