Hardings road, New Zealand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Māhia, 42 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPE (NPE), 89 km.

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About Hardings road

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

The spot faces S (177°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (357°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February, August, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Māhia, 42 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPE (NPE), 89 km.

Water about 15°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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NPE, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Hardings road.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Māhia, 42 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NPE (NPE), 89 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 Hardings road, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 s	1,251kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	930kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	986kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	902kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	8, poor	5 ft9 s	436kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	56, good	4 ft9 s	250kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 s	990kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	58, good	4 ft9 s	197kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	57, good	4 ft10 s	285kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 27Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 s	24kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 28Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 s	50kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	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. 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 NPE, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 50 by road. About 30h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Hardings road
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to NPE, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 50 by road. About 30h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,200–£2,360 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 NPE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£735–£1,530
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		£1,200–£2,360

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

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