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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	Thu		Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Anaura Bay East Cape	Pareparea Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Scott Point Northland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Karekare Auckland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Marokopa Taranaki	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 SSE	0.9 ESE	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 W	0.9 S	0.8 WSW	1.4 S	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 WSW	1.5 S
Period(s)	9	6	16	16	18	8	17	14	14	12	13	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	9	7
Energy	923	101	655	527	290	209	662	719	489	460	940	2214	1441	1613	1465	1692	1187	1114	1096	1824	913	325
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	cross	cross	off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		11:06PM 1.65	11:38AM 1.54		12:09AM 1.62	4:11AM 2.63	1:54PM 1.78		5:19AM 3.03	3:29PM 1.90		5:34AM 2.28		8:04PM 2.92	8:26AM 3.06			8:07AM 2.88		8:52PM 3.05	4:33AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)	4:46PM 0.05		5:33AM 0.11	5:53PM 0.11		10:40AM 0.73		11:09PM 1.05	11:37AM 0.98		12:04AM 0.98	11:56AM 0.48	12:38PM 0.83	2:14AM 1.03		2:39PM 0.94	8:58PM 0.20		2:05PM 0.30		10:49AM 0.21	3:02PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	15	16	10	16	15	13	17	15	14	15	15	15	18	18	17	17	17	16	12	12
Low °C	11	11	13	15	10	12	15	12	14	13	13	14	15	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	11	12
Chill °C (?)	13	11	14	15	10	16	14	12	17	14	14	15	14	14	17	17	16	17	16	15	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:22	-
Sunset	5:29	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.9 ESE	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 WSW	0.9 S	0.9 WSW	1.4 S	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	2.2 WSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	9	6	16	16	13	8	13	14	14	12	13	16	14	14	13	18	24	12	12	14	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 NNE	0.4 ESE	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.5 S	0.8 WSW	0.2 E	0.6 S	0.1 W	0.6 W	-	-	1.3 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 SW	0.1 N	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	0.6 WSW	0.4 NE
Period (s)	10	9	8	12	18	12	17	9	6	20	16	-	-	8	12	26	11	22	21	19	17	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SSE	-	0.9 S	1.0 S	-	-	0.4 SW	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	-	-	-	-	1.5 S
Period (s)	9	-	7	7	-	-	7	3	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	13	12	-	-	-	-	7

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Pareparea Bay Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Weld Road Taranaki	Maori Bay Auckland	Karekare Auckland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 SSE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.2 WSW	1.7 ESE	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	1.7 E	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 W	1.2 WSW	1.2 S	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 S	1.1 WSW
Period(s)	9	9	10	9	9	16	7	14	15	7	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	15	16	15	14	14
Energy	1319	1070	703	595	561	658	506	246	477	542	600	592	512	507	641	716	552	1042	1051	1125	1010	532
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high
High Tide / height (m)				11:11PM 1.68										5:26AM 2.88			12:02PM 1.42	4:54PM 2.44			12:56AM 1.54	5:34AM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)		4:48PM 0.06					6:46AM 0.33	9:26AM 0.99								11:49AM 1.13				11:11PM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	14	15	13	14	15	13	10	10	13	18	14	14	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	14	14	12	13	15	12	9	10	13	18	13	14	14	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.2 WSW	1.5 E	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	1.5 ESE	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.0 S	0.9 WSW	1.1 W	1.2 WSW	1.2 S	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 S	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	9	9	10	9	9	16	7	14	15	7	7	7	6	16	15	15	14	15	16	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 ESE	1.3 SE	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.4 SSE	0.1 NE	0.5 WSW	0.5 SW	0.2 ESE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 WSW	0.7 W	0.9 WSW	0.3 E	-	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.2 E	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	5	7	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	7	7	8	-	6	6	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 S	1.4 S	-	-	-	-	1.7 ESE	-	0.9 S	1.7 E	-	-	1.1 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.9 SW	-	-	0.3 NNE	-
Period (s)	9	9	-	-	-	-	7	-	6	7	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	3	-

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	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Pareparea Bay Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Scott Point Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Weld Road Taranaki	Maori Bay Auckland	Karekare Auckland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Back Beach Taranaki
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SSE	1.8 S	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	0.7 WSW	1.0 ESE	0.5 W	0.6 SW	1.2 ESE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 W	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 ESE	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SE	0.6 WSW
Period(s)	9	9	9	9	9	18	10	17	18	6	18	18	18	15	12	12	9	16	16	16	9	15
Energy	1833	1073	923	923	1567	507	195	223	589	148	566	635	541	219	190	194	302	667	473	541	351	257
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)					4:56PM 0.06		6:04PM 0.17		8:22PM 0.97								4:59AM 0.05					9:26AM 0.99
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	14	14	13	12	13	10	13	12	13	15	13	9	9	8	9	11	11	11	13	13
Chill °C (?)	11	13	13	13	12	10	11	7	12	10	12	14	12	8	8	6	8	10	9	9	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSE	1.7 SE	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.6 S	0.9 S	0.3 NE	0.4 WSW	0.6 SW	0.5 ESE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 W	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 ESE	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.1 SE	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	6	7	13	18	10	18	18	18	12	12	12	9	16	16	16	9	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.5 E	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	1.3 SE	0.7 SW	0.1 N	0.5 W	0.6 SW	0.3 NE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 S	0.4 SSE	0.6 WSW	0.3 SW	1.1 S	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	10	9	10	10	9	13	10	17	13	8	13	13	13	15	15	15	8	5	13	7	8	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 SSE	1.8 S	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	2.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.0 ESE	0.3 SSE	1.3 S	1.2 ESE	1.2 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSE	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	3	10	3	7	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	-	-	4	4	-	-

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Auckland	Hawkes Bay	Raglan and West Waikato
Coromandel	Kaikoura and Marlborough	Taranaki
East Cape	Nelson Tasman Bay	Wairarapa
Gisborne and Mahia	Nelson West Coast	Wanganui Manawatu
Great Barrier Island	Northland	Wellington

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