North Island New Zealand Surf

Detailed North Island New Zealand surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in North Island New Zealand. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in North Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in North Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from North Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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North Island New Zealand Wavefinder

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	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Charleston West Coast South Island	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Te Araroa East Cape	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Three Points East Cape	Maori Bay Auckland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating	3	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	0.6 N	0.5 E	1.4 WSW	2.4 NE	2.2 NE	1.6 SW	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.9 W	2.5 W	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 S	1.7 WSW	1.2 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	3.0 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	10	11	10	13	10	9	14	10	8	13	12	10	11	10	9	11	11	11	9
Energy(?)	1088	291	201	397	1649	1854	792	930	701	533	1462	970	2121	1617	399	685	385	340	572	456	450	1283
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:45PM 2.86	3:17AM 2.62		3:42PM 2.68	2:59AM 2.50	4:29AM 2.96	1:32PM 2.03	12:58AM 2.00		2:17PM 1.75	2:19AM 2.35	4:51AM 2.80	2:49PM 1.97	3:37AM 1.56		3:58PM 1.62	7:47PM 2.82			7:21PM 2.86	8:00AM 2.91
Low Tide / height (m)			9:06PM 0.26	8:11AM 0.30		8:57PM 0.43	10:36AM 1.13		7:05PM 0.59	7:12AM 0.61		8:25PM 0.67	11:04AM 1.14		9:20PM 0.35	9:36AM 0.45		2:00AM 1.31	10:01AM 0.73	1:23PM 0.87	1:41AM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	36
High °C	18	21	17	22	21	18	21	22	18	16	14	17	20	21	13	19	22	16	23	22	21	17
Low °C	17	20	16	20	20	17	20	22	16	16	14	13	18	20	11	19	21	14	21	20	16	15
Chill °C (?)	18	21	17	22	21	18	21	22	18	14	13	16	20	21	12	19	22	16	23	22	21	16
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:52
Sunset	-	8:30	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:30	-	-	9:05	-	-	8:35	-	-	8:55	-	-	8:29	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	0.6 N	0.8 NNE	1.4 WSW	2.4 NE	2.2 NE	1.6 SW	1.5 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.9 W	2.5 W	2.2 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	1.4 S	1.7 WSW	1.2 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	12	13	8	10	11	10	13	10	9	14	10	8	13	12	10	11	10	9	11	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.1 NW	0.5 E	1.7 N	0.2 NNW	0.7 N	0.8 N	0.2 N	0.4 NNW	0.9 WSW	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.5 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE	0.1 N	0.9 ENE	0.1 N
Period (s)	10	11	13	14	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	13	-	-	8	-	8	8	8	13	6	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 ENE	-	0.5 S	-	-	1.2 S	1.2 E	0.3 SSW	1.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	1.2 NE	0.3 NNE	0.4 N	0.7 ENE	0.4 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	-	6	-	4	-	-	5	9	2	8	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	3	3	3	3	9

	Tuesday 09							Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Charleston West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Langs beach Northland	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Te Araroa East Cape	Weld Road Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	2.2 ENE	1.9 NNE	2.4 NNE	2.2 NE	1.9 NE	1.2 WSW	2.5 NE	2.2 NE	2.0 NE	1.7 NNE	1.7 W	1.7 N	1.6 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	13	11	11	11	12	14	11	12	16	15
Energy(?)	1201	1071	1086	685	875	554	512	1378	1423	1981	1518	1023	566	1721	1424	1529	1568	1243	1213	1324	1224	1297
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:41AM 3.24				2:47PM 2.83			12:04AM 1.94				12:08PM 2.64	2:31PM 3.33			12:47AM 1.74		4:29AM 2.96			3:25PM 3.14
Low Tide / height (m)			8:32AM 0.28				9:20PM 0.84			5:28AM 0.45				6:48PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	15	16	24	18	22	15	16	16	17	19	20	22	20	17	17	16	12	20	20	20	19
Chill °C (?)	10	15	16	24	18	22	15	15	16	17	19	20	22	20	17	17	16	12	20	20	20	18
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:34
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	2.2 ENE	1.9 NNE	2.4 NNE	2.2 NE	1.9 NE	1.2 WSW	2.5 NE	2.2 NE	2.0 NE	1.9 ENE	1.7 W	1.7 ENE	1.6 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	13	13	12	12	13	11	11	11	10	14	9	12	12	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 NW	0.8 W	0.8 NW	0.6 N	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.6 E	0.3 E	0.5 SW	0.3 E	0.9 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.7 NNE	0.4 NNW	1.7 N	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	9	10	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	16	12	13	12	12	13	11	15	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	1.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SW	1.2 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5	5

	Tuesday 09
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Charleston West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Langs beach Northland	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Te Araroa East Cape	Weld Road Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 WNW	0.6 N	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 N	1.2 SW	0.4 NNE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 W	0.9 E	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	12	12	12	12	12	10	13	14	14	11	14	12	13	11	11	10	12	13	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1271	1196	1132	920	1216	748	977	190	114	113	56	62	610	109	98	95	92	568	348	904	628	590
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	on	on	cross	glass	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:23AM 2.78								10:55AM 2.34	11:40AM 1.98		1:38PM 3.52
Low Tide / height (m)																	5:47PM 0.32			8:13PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	14	17	14	17	13	18	21	22	21	19	23	20	21	21	21	17	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	17	14	17	13	18	21	22	21	19	23	20	21	21	21	17	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 WNW	0.6 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 N	1.2 SW	0.6 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 W	0.9 E	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	12	12	12	10	7	11	11	11	14	12	6	11	11	10	12	13	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	1.5 WNW	-	1.3 WSW	0.6 N	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.9 W	0.4 NNE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.0 NW	0.6 NNE	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	-	10	-	11	13	4	4	11	11	10	13	14	14	14	10	5	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	-	-	0.5 SW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	7	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	3	-	-

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