Auckland, New Zealand

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Aerial view of Takapuna Beach from its N end
Takapuna. Photo: Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Auckland

Auckland is a town in Auckland Region, New Zealand. From Auckland you can reach 3 surf spots, 3 kite spots, 4 windsurf spots, 9 sailing spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is The Olympic Pools & Fitness Centre, a dive site 3.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Auckland International Airport (AKL), 16 km away.

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Staying in Auckland

  • 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 16 km, HLZ, 122 km, WRE, 127 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Auckland.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Auckland each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Auckland too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Mission Cove11.1 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 5 ft+–––––––
O'niells reef10.8 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 4 ft+<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ
DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct2under 1 ft4 s0kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct1under 1 ft4 s0kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct1under 1 ft7 s0kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct1under 1 ft5 s0kJ18°C
Takapuna9.7 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 3 ft+<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ<1 ft0 kJ
DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct2under 1 ft4 s0kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct2under 1 ft4 s0kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct1under 1 ft7 s0kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct1under 1 ft5 s0kJ18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Auckland, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Auckland

Windsurf near Auckland

Sailing near Auckland

Dive near Auckland

Places to eat near Auckland

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits