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🇳🇿 Best surf spots in New Zealand

134 spots ranked on five years of ERA5 wave, wind and sea temperature data.

Top spotRiviera's 90.5

Peak monthMay

Water16°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Work all year134 of 134

Beginner spots22

Season in New Zealand

Average share of clean days across all 134 spots, by month.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
21%	21%	22%	26%	28%	22%	21%	20%	22%	20%	15%	14%

Areas

Auckland20 spots · top Te Henga 83.4 Waikato15 spots · top Ruapuke 84.5 Canterbury14 spots · top Kahutara 77.0 Wellington14 spots · top The Island (Island Bay) 75.9 Northland13 spots · top 90 Mile Beach 82.3 Gisborne District13 spots · top Sponge bay 65.6 Taranaki9 spots · top Aquatic centre 77.9 Otago9 spots · top Papatowai 76.1 Hawke's Bay9 spots · top Ocean beach 70.4 Bay of Plenty9 spots · top Blowhole 52.4 West Coast3 spots · top Riviera's 90.5 Tasman District1 spots · top Wairaiki 74.4 Tokelau1 spots · top Utua Mamao 69.4 Marlborough District1 spots · top Diversion 65.6 Chatham Islands Territory1 spots · top Tuapeka Point 64.0 Nelson City1 spots · top Magnets 31.3

All 134 spots

#	Spot	Score	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Season	Level
1	Riviera's West Coast	90.5	97%	48%	2.0 m	14°C	Feb to Sep	Advanced
2	The Bombie	85.9	87%	30%	2.6 m	19°C	Jan to Jan	Advanced
3	Ruapuke Waikato	84.5	96%	43%	1.8 m	17°C	Jan to Mar	Advanced
4	Te Henga Auckland	83.4	98%	41%	1.6 m	18°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
5	Karioitahi Auckland	82.8	96%	46%	1.8 m	17°C	Feb to Jul	Advanced
6	Piha Auckland	82.7	98%	41%	1.6 m	18°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
7	Bethells Auckland	82.6	98%	41%	1.6 m	18°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
8	Maori bay Auckland	82.5	98%	41%	1.6 m	18°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
9	90 Mile Beach Northland	82.3	97%	41%	1.8 m	18°C	Nov to May	Advanced
10	Karekare Auckland	82.1	98%	41%	1.6 m	18°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
11	Mukerau Beach Northland	81.6	97%	39%	1.7 m	18°C	Jan to Jan	Intermediate
12	Muriwai Beach Auckland	81.0	98%	41%	1.5 m	18°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
13	Raglan - Indicators Waikato	80.3	96%	35%	1.8 m	17°C	Jan to Feb	Intermediate
14	Raglan - Whale Bay Waikato	79.8	97%	35%	1.8 m	17°C	Jan to Feb	Intermediate
15	Raglan - Manu Bay Waikato	79.3	97%	35%	1.7 m	17°C	Jan to Mar	Intermediate
16	Henderson Beach Northland	78.7	99%	36%	1.6 m	18°C	Apr to Apr	Intermediate
17	Blaketown wedge West Coast	78.3	98%	58%	1.8 m	13°C	all year	Intermediate
18	Whatipu Auckland	78.2	98%	43%	1.6 m	18°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
19	Aquatic centre Taranaki	77.9	96%	29%	1.7 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
20	Break water Taranaki	77.7	96%	26%	1.8 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
21	Mikotai Taranaki	77.6	96%	25%	1.8 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
22	Back Beach Taranaki	77.5	96%	25%	1.8 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
23	Kahutara Canterbury	77.0	98%	33%	1.3 m	13°C	Apr to May	Intermediate
24	Takapuna Auckland	76.7	98%	52%	1.4 m	18°C	Mar to Jan	Intermediate
25	Papatowai Otago	76.1	98%	40%	1.7 m	13°C	Mar to May	Intermediate
26	Green Meadows Taranaki	76.0	97%	28%	1.8 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
27	The Island (Island Bay) Wellington	75.9	98%	25%	1.6 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
28	Brighton Beach Otago	75.6	99%	40%	1.6 m	12°C	Apr to Jun	Intermediate
29	Arawahata Road Taranaki	75.4	97%	24%	1.8 m	16°C	rarely	Advanced
30	Stent Road Taranaki	75.4	96%	24%	1.8 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
31	Peaks Northland	75.3	96%	36%	1.3 m	18°C	Jan to Jan	Intermediate
32	Blue Tops Otago	75.1	99%	40%	1.6 m	12°C	Mar to Jun	Intermediate
33	Brighton Otago	75.0	99%	38%	1.6 m	12°C	Apr to Jun	Intermediate
34	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	74.9	96%	25%	1.7 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
35	Tora Wellington	74.7	98%	26%	1.6 m	14°C	May to May	Intermediate
36	Wairaiki Tasman District	74.4	98%	22%	1.8 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
37	Blackhead Otago	73.7	99%	33%	1.6 m	12°C	Apr to Apr	Intermediate
38	Mangamaunu Canterbury	73.7	99%	35%	1.6 m	16°C	Apr to Jun	Intermediate
39	Op Taranaki	73.7	97%	24%	1.8 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
40	Saint clair beach Otago	73.6	99%	33%	1.6 m	12°C	Apr to May	Intermediate
41	Houghton Bay Wellington	73.2	98%	25%	1.6 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
42	Bombers Wellington	72.9	98%	25%	1.6 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
43	Airport Rights Wellington	71.7	98%	25%	1.7 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
44	Shipwrecks Bay Northland	71.7	94%	32%	1.2 m	18°C	Jan to Jan	Intermediate
45	Lyall Bay Wellington	71.6	98%	26%	1.7 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
46	Waiheke Is Auckland	71.1	87%	29%	1.0 m	18°C	Apr to Apr	Intermediate
47	Aramoana Otago	70.5	99%	33%	1.6 m	12°C	Apr to Jun	Intermediate
48	Ocean beach Hawke's Bay	70.4	98%	23%	1.7 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
49	Mangakuri Hawke's Bay	70.1	98%	24%	1.6 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
50	Lyall Bay Middles Wellington	69.7	97%	24%	1.4 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
51	Kekerengu Canterbury	69.4	99%	29%	1.6 m	15°C	May to May	Intermediate
52	Utua Mamao Tokelau	69.4	100%	2%	1.8 m	30°C	rarely	Advanced
53	Waimarama Hawke's Bay	69.4	98%	23%	1.7 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
54	Hickory Bay Canterbury	68.1	99%	25%	1.6 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
55	Ning Nong Wellington	67.8	97%	16%	1.8 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
56	Lake Ferry Wellington	67.5	97%	17%	1.7 m	14°C	rarely	Intermediate
57	The Gap Wellington	66.6	99%	20%	1.5 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
58	Magnet Bay Canterbury	65.8	98%	31%	1.3 m	13°C	May to May	Intermediate
59	Diversion Marlborough District	65.6	99%	29%	1.5 m	16°C	May to May	Intermediate
60	Sponge bay Gisborne District	65.6	98%	24%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
61	Otaki River mouth Wellington	65.4	94%	16%	1.7 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
62	Makarori Point Gisborne District	65.1	98%	24%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
63	Farmers - Tokomaru Bay Gisborne District	65.0	98%	23%	1.7 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
64	The rock Gisborne District	65.0	98%	24%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
65	Pines Gisborne District	64.5	98%	23%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
66	Wainui Beach Gisborne District	64.4	98%	24%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
67	The Island Gisborne District	64.1	98%	23%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
68	Tuapeka Point Chatham Islands Territory	64.0	95%	15%	2.1 m	14°C	rarely	Advanced
69	Anaura Bay Gisborne District	63.9	98%	22%	1.6 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
70	Haast Beach West Coast	63.8	96%	26%	1.2 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
71	Titahi Bay Wellington	63.8	91%	12%	1.5 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
72	Waikokopu bay Hawke's Bay	63.7	98%	24%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
73	Waipatiki Hawke's Bay	63.7	98%	24%	1.4 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
74	Blacks Hawke's Bay	63.6	98%	23%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
75	Breaker Bay Wellington	63.2	98%	15%	1.8 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
76	Paekakariki Wellington	63.1	92%	16%	1.6 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
77	Gizzy Pipe Gisborne District	63.0	98%	24%	1.4 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
78	The pipe (midway beach) Gisborne District	63.0	98%	24%	1.4 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
79	Big River Gisborne District	62.4	98%	23%	1.5 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
80	Mahanga Hawke's Bay	62.2	98%	18%	1.6 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
81	Roberts rd Gisborne District	61.9	94%	22%	1.3 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
82	Murdering Bay Otago	60.8	95%	26%	1.1 m	12°C	Jun to Jun	Intermediate
83	Cliffs Gisborne District	60.2	94%	20%	1.3 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
84	Haumoana Hawke's Bay	59.2	97%	22%	1.3 m	16°C	rarely	Intermediate
85	Orewa Beach Auckland	56.2	69%	21%	0.7 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
86	New Brighton Canterbury	56.0	95%	21%	1.1 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
87	Trolley's Canterbury	56.0	95%	21%	1.1 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
88	Lone Pine - Brighton Canterbury	55.9	95%	21%	1.1 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
89	Jacks Point Canterbury	55.7	99%	22%	1.2 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
90	Teawanga Hawke's Bay	54.3	95%	18%	1.2 m	15°C	rarely	Intermediate
91	Kakanui Otago	54.2	99%	18%	1.2 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
92	Hot water Beach Waikato	53.3	88%	6%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
93	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	52.4	90%	7%	1.1 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
94	Matauri Bay Northland	52.4	94%	6%	1.2 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
95	Mt Maunganui Bay of Plenty	52.2	90%	7%	1.1 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
96	Raupo Bay Canterbury	52.2	98%	14%	1.1 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
97	Taylors mistake Canterbury	52.0	98%	16%	1.1 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
98	Tay street Bay of Plenty	51.9	92%	7%	1.1 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
99	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	51.6	91%	7%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
100	Elliots Bay Northland	51.4	85%	6%	1.0 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
101	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	51.4	89%	7%	1.1 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
102	Clark Island Waikato	51.1	89%	5%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
103	Tairua Waikato	51.1	90%	7%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
104	Donut Island Waikato	51.0	89%	5%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
105	Homunga Bay Waikato	50.8	89%	6%	1.0 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
106	Lake Pukaki Point Canterbury	50.8	93%	20%	1.1 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
107	Opotere Waikato	50.8	89%	6%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
108	Pataua Northland	50.8	88%	6%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
109	Papamoa Bay of Plenty	50.7	89%	7%	1.1 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
110	Pauanui Waikato	50.6	88%	6%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
111	Whangamata Estuary Waikato	50.4	88%	6%	1.0 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
112	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	49.9	88%	6%	1.0 m	17°C	rarely	Intermediate
113	Sandy Bay Northland	49.5	84%	5%	1.0 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
114	Eddies - South Shore Canterbury	48.9	93%	13%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
115	Ocean Beach Northland	48.9	82%	3%	0.9 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
116	Sumner Bar Canterbury	48.9	93%	13%	1.0 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
117	Taupo Bay Northland	48.8	62%	6%	0.7 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
118	Ohope Beach West End Bay of Plenty	47.0	79%	5%	0.9 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
119	Matarangi Waikato	46.8	89%	3%	1.1 m	18°C	rarely	Intermediate
120	Matata Bay of Plenty	46.5	78%	4%	0.9 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
121	T Reef Auckland	46.5	82%	3%	0.9 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
122	Te Arai Point Auckland	45.9	82%	3%	0.9 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
123	Forestry Auckland	45.8	82%	3%	0.9 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
124	Mangawhai Heads Northland	45.5	77%	3%	0.8 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
125	Tawharanui Auckland	45.4	79%	3%	0.9 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
126	Waikawau Bay Waikato	45.0	73%	4%	0.8 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
127	Goat Island Reef Auckland	44.0	69%	2%	0.8 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
128	Daniels Reef Auckland	43.9	72%	2%	0.8 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
129	Langs beach Northland	41.8	70%	3%	0.8 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
130	Whangamata Beach Waikato	40.8	89%	5%	1.0 m	17°C	rarely	Beginner
131	Omaha Auckland	40.0	63%	2%	0.7 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
132	Long Bay Auckland	39.1	66%	2%	0.7 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
133	Browns Bay Bar Auckland	37.9	62%	2%	0.7 m	18°C	rarely	Beginner
134	Magnets Nelson City	31.3	59%	0%	0.7 m	16°C	rarely	Beginner

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