About Wairoa

Wairoa is a town in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand. From Wairoa you can reach 1 surf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Wairoa River Barr, a surf spot 3.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GIS, 65 km away.

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Staying in Wairoa

5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GIS, 65 km, NPE, 66 km, TUO, 118 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 Wairoa.

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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.

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

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Wairoa River Barr3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

7 ft649 kJ

5 ft410 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

4 ft287 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

3 ft120 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wairoa River Barr, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	649kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft9 ssoft	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	461kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft9 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	272kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	120kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	5 ft10 ssoft	396kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	23°C

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

Sailing near Wairoa

Wairoa Yacht Club 3.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Wairoa

Ponderosa Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 2.0 km from the centre
Robbie's Dairy and Takeaways1.9 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

Wairoa, New Zealand