Māpua, New Zealand

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About Māpua

Māpua is a town in Tasman District, New Zealand. From Māpua you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Ruby Bay, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NSN, 14 km away.

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Staying in Māpua

  • 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: NSN, 14 km, BHE, 73 km, WSZ, 137 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Māpua: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Ruby Bay0.7 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft0 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, too small1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Ruby Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ruby Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct1, too small1 ft2 smushy0kJwind from the east, 4 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct0, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore17°C
Thu 22Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft2 s0kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct1, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east, 5 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Sun 25Oct4, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the south, 2 knots18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Māpua, 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).

Places to eat near Māpua

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