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.
North Island New Zealand Wavefinder
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2068 | 1852 | 1874 | 1184 | 1003 | 1067 | 811 | 2964 | 3217 | 1037 | 1606 | 2091 | 1899 | 1438 | 1384 | 840 | 752 | 514 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.23m | 3:50PM1.55m | 8:50AM2.86m | 9:12PM3.32m | 9:34AM3.02m | 9:55PM3.40m | 9:57AM2.61m | 10:11PM2.68m | 10:34AM2.67m | 10:49PM2.87m | 11:09AM2.67m | 11:38PM3.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.87m | 10:10PM0.19m | 2:55PM0.34m | 3:26AM0.44m | 3:25PM0.17m | 4:07PM0.11m | 4:27AM0.01m | 4:11PM0.17m | 5:03AM0.03m | 5:23PM0.13m | |||||||||
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mm | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — |
Max °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Min °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Chill °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 2068 | 1852 | 1263 | 1184 | 1003 | 1067 | 811 | 2964 | 3217 | 1037 | 1606 | 2091 | 1899 | 1438 | 1384 | 840 | 364 | 289 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 70 | 58 | 70 | 56 | 72 | 74 | 46 | 27 | 24 | 40 | 38 | 106 | 181 | 176 | 752 | 514 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | ENE 3 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1874 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 3 |
Sea °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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