Stonebridge Beach, New Zealand

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Māpua, is 88 km away. Nearest airport: NSN (NSN), 99 km.

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About Stonebridge Beach

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

The spot faces N (2°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (182°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 39). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Māpua, is 88 km away. Nearest airport: NSN (NSN), 99 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NSN, 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, Māpua, is 88 km away. Nearest airport: NSN (NSN), 99 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Stonebridge Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	101kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	210kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	4 ft7 smushy	137kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	5 ft6 smushy	151kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	1 ft12 shollow	48kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	249kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	4 ft13 scrumbling	375kJ	wind from the west, 25 knots	15°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	456kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	14°C
Mon 26Oct	4, too small	3 ft11 smushy	245kJ	wind from the north-west, 14 knots	15°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	5 ft8 smushy	305kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	16°C
Wed 28Oct	18, poor	6 ft7 smushy	339kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	14°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to NSN, changing at DFW and AKL, then 2h by road. About 30h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to NSN, changing at DFW and AKL, then 2h by road. About 30h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,220–£2,400 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 NSN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£755–£1,570
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		£1,220–£2,400

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

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