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About Port Jackson

Port Jackson is a town in Waikato Region, New Zealand. From Port Jackson you can reach 4 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Port Jackson, a surf spot 4.1 km from the centre. The nearest airport is Auckland International Airport (AKL), 74 km away.

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Staying in Port Jackson

0 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 74 km, WRE, 120 km, HLZ, 150 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 Port Jackson. 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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Port Jackson 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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Waikawau Bay19.3 kmabout 35 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waikawau Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	1 ft4 shollow	7kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 shollow	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	1 ft10 shollow	8kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 shollow	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 shollow	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	21°C

Port Jackson4.1 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Port Jackson, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	15°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft7 s	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Jackson, 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 Port Jackson. 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

Whangapoua32.7 kmabout 1h 00 by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Whangapoua, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 s	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	under 1 ft7 s	2kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	21°C

New Chums30.6 kmabout 55 min by car

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

<1 ft3 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at New Chums, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 shollow	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 shollow	3kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft5 s	2kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	under 1 ft9 s	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 shollow	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	19°C

Port Jackson, New Zealand

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out