O'neals, New Zealand

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Muriwai, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 35 km.

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About O'neals

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

The spot faces W (252°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (72°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 3 good days in 7; in September and October, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Muriwai, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 35 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Auckland International Airport (AKL), changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
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Getting there. 55 min from the airport to O'neals.
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No stay checked for this site yet: Muriwai, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 35 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 O'neals, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	4 ft8 smushy	230kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	4 ft10 shollow	290kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	5 ft8 smushy	255kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	4 ft10 smushy	266kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	5 ft13 shollow	727kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	54, good	5 ft12 shollow	503kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	43, fair	4 ft12 shollow	440kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	7, too small	3 ft11 smushy	184kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 28Oct	33, poor	5 ft10 shollow	467kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	15°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 AKL, changing at DFW, then 55 min by road. About 25h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf O'neals
Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf O'neals
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf O'neals
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf O'neals
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 13 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to AKL, changing at DFW, then 55 min by road. About 25h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,165–£2,290 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 AKL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£740–£1,530
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£60–£100
Food	7 days eating out	£230–£430
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£165
Total		£1,165–£2,290

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

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