Index to surfing locations

As you will see, apart form the index list there is not much information currently, I can't just copy the information from books so this will have to be a co-operative venture. Anyone willing to provide a location description or an addition to any information here will be acknowleged. Email me, ok?

1. Northland
2. Auckland
3. Waikato
4. Great Barrier Island
5. Coromandel Peninsula
6. Bay of Plenty
7. Taranaki
8. Gisborne
9. Mahia Peninsula
10. Hawkes Bay
11. Wairarapa/Wellington
12. Kaikoura
13. Westland
14. Christchurch
15. Timaru
16. Dunedin
17. Invercargill and the Catlins
18. Stewart Island
19. Chatham Islands

Northland

The "winterless" north, reputedly some great waves and the warmest cleanest waters in country. The best time is summer and autumn.

The Bluff
66 km north of Ninety Mile Beach, excellent beach breaks.

Rarawa Beach
Beautiful, southern tip of Great Exhibition Bay on east coast, excellent hollow waves.

Henderson Bay
East coast about 40 km north of Kaitaia

Shipwreck Bay
Southernmost tip of Ninety Mile Beach

Taronui Bay
15 km north of Kerikeri

Moureeses Bay
Follow road to Whananaki North, then on.

Whananaki North
42 km north of Whangarei

Sandy Bay
One of the most surfed/popular/competitions
Pataua Bar

Baylys Beach
Black sand, north of Kaipara Harbour

Waipu Cove
8 km east of Waipu, southern Bream Bay

Mangawhai Heads
10 km north of Mangawhai township

Forestry
about 24 km northeast of Wellsford.

Goat Island
marine reserve

Auckland

largest city, city of arrival, east or west coast within about 40 minutes drive.

Muriwai Beach

Maori Bay

Bethells Beach

Piha
very popular

Karekare Beach

Waikato

Hamilton, Waikato River (longest river in NZ, 8 power stations)

Port Waikato

Raglan
48 km west of Hamilton, one of NZs premier surf locations, consistent.

Great Barrier Island

20 km north of Coromandel Peninsula, one of the east coasts best surfing locations

Whangapoua

Awana

Kaitoke Beach

Medlands

Coromandel Peninsula

very scenic

Whangapoua
17 km ne of Coromandel township

Hot Water Beach
30 km n of Taitua, thermal activity

Sailors Grave
5 km n of Tairua

Tairua

Opoutere

Whangamata
one of the best known, big holiday population

Waihi
20 km east of Paeroa

Bay of Plenty

north facing coastal section, mainly sandy, agriculturally rich.

Matakana Island
big reputation which is not fully deserved, only sometimes good.

Mt Maunganui
tourist town

Newdicks Beach

Whakatane

Ohope

Taranaki

A top surfing area

Fitzroy Beach

New Plymouth

Waiwakaiho

Back Beach

Ahu Ahu Beach
s of Oakura

Kumera Patch

Rocky Rights

Stent Road

Opunake Beach

Greenmeadows

Gisborne

Fairly out of the way, north end of Poverty Bay

Makorori

Wainui Beach

The Island
Gisbornes premier break

Midway Beach

Mahia Peninsula

40 km s of Gisborne

Blacks

Rolling Stones
experienced only

Point Annihilation

Tracks

Opoutama Beach

Mahia Reef

Last Chance

Mahanga Beach

The Spit

Boat Harbour

Diners Beach

Hawkes Bay

Wairoa River Mouth

Stingray Bay

Napier

Haumoana

Te Awanga

Ocean Beach

Waimarama

Wairarapa/Wellington

Castlepoint
70 km n of Masterton

Riversdale

Tora

White Rock
premier big wave surf location.

Lake Ferry
s from Martinborough

Whatarangi

Dee Dees

Ning Nong

Wellington
inconsistent

Kaikoura

Mangamaunu

Meatworks

Kahutara

Westland

last frontier, whole coast gets waves

Westport

Punakaiki

Greymouth

Hokatika

Christchurch

New Brighton

Sumner

Taylors Mistake

Magnet Bay
(Banks Peninsula)

Timaru

Smithfield

Patiti

Jacks Point

Lighthouse Reef

Dunedin

Karitane

Possums Reef

Potato Point

Murdering Beach

Aramoana

Northeast Otage Peninsula

South Otago Peninsula

St Clair

Blackhead

Brighton

Invercargill / Catlins

Cannibal Bay

Long Point

Porpoise Bay

Colac Bay

Porridge

Stewart Island

Chatham Islands