Haldanes, New Zealand

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Owaka, is 53 km away. Nearest airport: IVC (IVC), 59 km.

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About Haldanes

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

The spot faces S (193°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (13°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in February, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Owaka, is 53 km away. Nearest airport: IVC (IVC), 59 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to IVC, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Owaka, is 53 km away. Nearest airport: IVC (IVC), 59 km.
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Forecast

Haldanes does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Haldanes, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 smushy	451kJ	wind from the west, 23 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	442kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 smushy	399kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft9 scrumbling	238kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	3 ft9 scrumbling	145kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	305kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	267kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	31, poor	4 ft11 scrumbling	332kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	19°C
Mon 26Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	65kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	10°C
Tue 27Oct	23, poor	4 ft7 smushy	147kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	13°C
Wed 28Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-west, 24 knots	10°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 IVC, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 20 by road. About 30h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Haldanes
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 15 kn (28 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Haldanes
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Haldanes
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 14 kn (27 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to IVC, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 20 by road. About 30h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,250–£2,465 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 IVC, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£785–£1,635
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		£1,250–£2,465

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

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