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Ring rolls, New Zealand

Stay in Paekākāriki: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Paekākāriki

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Ring rolls. Photo: AxonsArachnida, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ring rolls

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

The spot faces W (289°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (109°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 189). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Paekākāriki, 2.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 29 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to WLG, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).

    See flights MDW → WLG · Skyscanner from about £750 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Ring rolls.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct192 ft9 ssoft58kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct142 ft4 smushy6kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct131 ft10 ssoft35kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct112 ft4 smushy8kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct112 ft5 smushy10kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct101 ft5 smushy6kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct193 ft5 smushy52kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct123 ft5 smushy46kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct31 ft6 smushy13kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct11 ft8 smushy17kJ15°C
Wed 28Oct203 ft8 smushy97kJ12°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to WLG, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h by road. About 29h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Ring rolls

    Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to WLG, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h by road. About 29h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Paekākāriki each day: Paekakariki, Pukerua Bay, Ring rolls, Scouts den.

The trip from Paekākāriki, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,440–£2,765 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to WLG, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£750–£1,560
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£100–£170
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£225–£375
Food7 days eating out£230–£430
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£165
Total£1,440–£2,765

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

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