Akito, New Zealand

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Foxton, is 99 km away. Nearest airport: PMR (PMR), 75 km.

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About Akito

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (122°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (302°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 115). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in June and July, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Foxton, is 99 km away. Nearest airport: PMR (PMR), 75 km.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PMR, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Akito.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Foxton, is 99 km away. Nearest airport: PMR (PMR), 75 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Akito, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	817kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	533kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	13, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	544kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	5 ft9 ssoft	322kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft9 ssoft	263kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	47, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	4 ft10 ssoft	356kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	55, good	3 ft10 ssoft	219kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 26Oct	29, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	102kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 27Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 28Oct	54, good	3 ft8 ssoft	133kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to PMR, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 35 by road. About 30h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Akito
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Akito
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Akito
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Akito
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Akito
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to PMR, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 35 by road. About 30h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,210–£2,375 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to PMR, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£745–£1,545
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£100–£170
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£165
Total		£1,210–£2,375

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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