51 surf spots in New Zealand

The seasonality and ranking below cover only the spots where this sport is practised. All spots in New Zealand

surf spots: 51
spots in New Zealand overall: 231
years of data (2024 and 2025): 2

When to ride

2024-2025 average

Northland23rideable days in October, the peak of the region

Bay of Plenty25rideable days in January, the peak of the region

Rideable days per month and region
Region	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Northland 10	20	20	19	19	16	17	20	19	20	23	21	21
Bay of Plenty 8	25	20	20	22	16	18	14	19	25	24	24	25
Waikato 7	20	18	15	14	10	11	10	13	15	17	18	18
Auckland 5	21	22	27	14	19	16	13	18	27	26	21	24
Canterbury 5	29	26	27	22	17	18	16	20	26	26	28	28
Gisborne 4	30	28	28	27	23	23	22	27	28	30	30	29
Otago 4	28	26	26	23	23	20	20	22	27	27	27	26
Hawke's Bay 3	27	24	25	23	14	16	16	20	21	25	27	28

Rideable days per month, averaged over the 2024-2025 readings, spot by spot. Regions are ordered by number of spots; the grey figure is that count. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

A rideable day means at least two consecutive hours at 7 knots or more, from a direction that works on the spot. Average of 2024 and 2025.

The windiest spots

2024-2025 average

Average rideable days per year, computed from 2024-2025 readings. A day counts as rideable when it has at least two consecutive hours of wind at 7 knots or more, blowing from a direction that works for the spot.

All spots

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Sports, by number of spots

Kitesurf218
Wingfoil209
Paddle77
Windsurf58
Surf51
Windfoil8
Landkite6
Snowkite3
Sup foiling3

51 surf spots in New Zealand

When to ride

The windiest spots

All spots

Kaka Point

Gisborne

Kaiti Beach

Wainui

Wainui Beach

Breaker Bay

Titahi Bay

Aramoana Beach

Marine Parade

New Brighton North

The Pier

Smaills Beach

South Brighton

Sumner

Waihi Beach

Middle Beach

Mount Maunganui

Tay Street

Ahipara

Ocean Beach

Scarborough

Baylys Beach

Mahia

Karioitahi

Sports, by number of spots

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