Best Waves New Zealand Surfing

Surf New Zealand surfing - one of the world’s exciting surfing destinations.

Kiwis are passionate about surfing as 6,000 kms of exposed coastline has countless easily accessible point, reef and sand bars. New Zealand’s unique shape means that you can easily get across from one coast to the other. So wherever you are in the country there’s bound to be an excellent break nearby. A glance at the local weather situation will tell you which coast has the right swell and wind direction .

The New Zealand coast can be surfed year round. The North Island has warm temperatures in summer about December-March and wet suits are not usually needed. The South Island waters are colder and generally call for wetsuit protection

The choice of surf breaks is simply huge - from clean barrels peeling onto pure white sandy beaches on the east coast, to gnarly freight train sets pounding rugged west coast beaches. Check out ‘supertubes’ with one kilometre long joy rides at Ahipara and the consistently perfect peelers at our Best surf spot, Raglan. Experience Big Waves that are long board at Murderer’s Bay in Dunedin, as well as clean tubes at Gisborne.

There’s all the Surfing adventure you could ever desire on our Coast line, set off by stunning scenery, uncrowded waves, kiwi culture and friendliness