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Surf Break: Waikawau Bay

Waikawau Bay in Coromandel is a quite exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Overall Waikawau Bay 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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Also see Waikawau Bay surf quality by season and Waikawau Bay surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - The Coromandel surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Waikawau Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Waikawau Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	New Chums	9 mi
Second closest break	Whangapoua	10 mi
Third closest break	Matarangi	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Kuaotunu	14 mi
Fifth closest break	Whitianga	18 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Waikawau Bay:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4086 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4136 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4378 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4439 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4594 mi
Tide stations nearest to Waikawau Bay:
Closest tide station	Port Jackson, New Zealand	13 mi
Second closest tide station	Coromandel Harbour, New Zealand	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Tryphena, New Zealand	19 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Whitianga, New Zealand	19 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Man O' War Bay, New Zealand	25 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Waikawau Bay:
Closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	182 mi
Second closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	186 mi
Third closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	188 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	203 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	392 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Waikawau Bay:
Closest city location	Coromandel (New Zealand)	12 mi
Second closest city location	Whitianga (New Zealand)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Tairua (New Zealand)	34 mi
Fourth closest city location	Thames (New Zealand)	37 mi
Fifth closest city location	Northshore (New Zealand)	44 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Waikawau Bay is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 80 km (50 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Waikawau Bay is Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand, 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Third is Whangarei Airport (WRE) in New Zealand, 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand is 142 km (88 miles) away.
• Rotorua Airport (ROT), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Waikawau Bay and is 182 km (113 miles) away.