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.

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: North Island New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, North Island New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, North Island New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, North Island New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: North Island New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: North Island New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, North Island New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, North Island New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, North Island New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

North Island New Zealand Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Mon
	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	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Karekare Auckland	Back Beach Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Te Araroa East Cape	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia
Rating	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.2 SSE	0.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 N	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.9 NE	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 S	1.4 S
Period(s)	14	9	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	6	13	12	16	12	12	13	14	14	16	14
Energy	528	269	530	554	402	519	266	208	314	225	288	235	522	515	517	532	546	1166	1172	1257	2385	1694
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:30AM 3.25		10:58PM 3.35	11:20AM 3.17		12:19AM 3.30		12:01PM 2.87	12:27AM 2.67		12:53PM 2.39	1:38AM 3.00		2:02PM 3.10	2:27AM 2.42	10:35AM 1.68	3:14PM 2.57	12:33AM 2.14	11:28AM 1.65		12:31AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)		12:37PM 0.16		5:15AM 0.07	5:22PM 0.32	6:08PM 0.40	6:08AM 0.44		6:11PM 0.11	6:48AM 0.22		7:24PM 0.36	8:04AM 0.44		8:04PM 0.39	4:35AM 0.21		6:09PM 0.52	5:26AM 0.24	5:45PM 0.27	6:15PM 0.17	6:51AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	13	14	18	15	12	16	16	17	17	14	14	18	16	15	16	13	14	15	13	16
Low °C	11	13	12	12	15	13	10	14	15	16	16	13	12	17	16	12	14	12	11	13	12	14
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	14	18	15	11	16	16	17	16	14	13	18	15	14	16	13	13	14	12	15
Sunrise	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:11
Sunset	-	5:01	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.2 SSE	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.9 NE	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 S	1.4 S
Period (s)	14	9	13	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	12	13	14	14	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.3 E	0.7 WSW	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 SE	0.6 NW	0.3 SE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.3 E	1.3 E
Period (s)	5	9	17	-	24	22	22	20	20	19	19	18	16	16	16	10	11	11	14	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SSE	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	1.2 N	1.3 N	0.6 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.4 NW	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	3	3	3	6	6	4	9	6	-	-	-	4	-	-

	Monday 18							Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Karekare Auckland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Karekare Auckland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	9	9	13	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13
Energy	611	522	528	531	269	261	255	530	559	575	554	519	402	508	503	519	517	298	266	270	208	205
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:01AM 3.29				10:58PM 3.35				11:20AM 3.17									12:01PM 2.87
Low Tide / height (m)		4:24AM 0.04			12:37PM 0.16					5:15AM 0.07				5:35PM 0.06					6:08AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	11	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	18	12	12	14	10	10	10	14	16	14
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	12	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	14	18	12	12	14	10	10	9	14	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	9	9	13	13	13	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.1 SW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	0.1 SW	-	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W
Period (s)	5	5	5	21	9	9	18	17	16	-	-	-	24	-	22	22	21	22	22	21	20	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 SSE	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 18
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Island New Zealand	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Karekare Auckland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Karekare Auckland	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.6 SSE	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SW	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period(s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	10	14	14	9	9	9	14	9	9	9	13	13
Energy	512	507	611	606	522	522	515	537	528	527	667	531	546	327	269	269	511	261	261	350	255	538
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)												11:01AM 3.29							6:51PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)					4:24AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	13	14	14	14	13	16	13	12	12	13	13
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	14	14	14	13	16	13	12	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 SE	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SW	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	6	14	14	9	9	9	14	9	9	9	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 S	0.1 SW	0.3 SSE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 WSW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	-	22	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	10	21	5	9	9	9	19	9	10	10	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSE	-	-	1.1 SE	-	0.2 S
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	10	4	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	6	-	4

List of all animated swell maps

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

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None