New Plymouth, New Zealand

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About New Plymouth

New Plymouth is a town in Taranaki Region, New Zealand. From New Plymouth you can reach 15 surf spots and 1 ski resort, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Boulders bay, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NPL, 10 km away.

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Staying in New Plymouth

45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NPL, 10 km, WAG, 128 km, HLZ, 171 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from New Plymouth. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in New Plymouth each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Back Beach6.6 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft186 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

4 ft165 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

5 ft579 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Back Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	186kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	17°C
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	4 ft7 smushy	165kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	4 ft5 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	5 ft12 smushy	579kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

Mikotai5.4 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft175 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

4 ft528 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mikotai, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	175kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft5 smushy	103kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft12 scrumbling	528kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	16°C

Waitara(WBBRC)-Surf Club Side7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waitara(WBBRC)-Surf Club Side, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	3 ft9 s	135kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	3 ft6 s	75kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 s	69kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft6 s	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	4 ft7 s	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 s	112kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft13 s	416kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C

Bell Block Reef6.1 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bell Block Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft13 smushy	416kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

The groyne3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The groyne, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	3 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	4 ft13 smushy	416kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

Waiwakaiho River Mouth Reef, Waisys2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft396 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waiwakaiho River Mouth Reef, Waisys, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	396kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	16°C

Secrets5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft114 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft309 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Secrets, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	114kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	3 ft7 smushy	94kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	3 ft13 smushy	309kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	16°C

Break water4.4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft152 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Break water, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	152kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	4 ft13 ssoft	416kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

Bog Works2 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bog Works, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft13 smushy	416kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

Fitzroy Beach1.6 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft396 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fitzroy Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	76kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	4 ft12 ssoft	396kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	16°C

Belt Road3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft423 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Belt Road, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	423kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C

Aquatic centre2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft416 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aquatic centre, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	4 ft13 ssoft	416kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

Boulders bay1.3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft135 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

4 ft396 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boulders bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft12 ssoft	396kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	16°C

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

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from New Plymouth. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Kumera Patch22.9 kmabout 40 min by car

4 ft273 kJ

4 ft132 kJ

4 ft155 kJ

5 ft125 kJ

5 ft221 kJ

3 ft367 kJ

5 ft685 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kumera Patch, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	273kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	4 ft6 smushy	132kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	4 ft8 smushy	155kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	5 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	221kJ	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft15 shollow	367kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	685kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	15°C

Ours38.8 kmabout 1h 10 by car

3 ft131 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

3 ft285 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ours, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft7 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	3 ft12 smushy	285kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	15°C

Ski near New Plymouth

Manganui 47 min by car

Places to eat near New Plymouth

BurgerFuel New PlymouthBurger · 0.9 km from the centre
Curry PointIndian · 1.1 km from the centre
Deluxe DinerAmerican · 1.1 km from the centre
Marbles BuffetBuffet · 1.1 km from the centre
Pizza Hut New PlymouthPizza · 1.1 km from the centre
St Pierre's SushiSushi · 1.1 km from the centre

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