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Teawanga, New Zealand

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About Teawanga

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

The spot faces NE (39°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (219°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.7 km out (1 in 370). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Te Awanga, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 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 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → NPE · Skyscanner from about £735 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Teawanga.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Te AwangaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Te Awanga · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Te Awanga · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Teawanga 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct313 ft7 smushy94kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct232 ft5 smushy25kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct182 ft8 smushy48kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct182 ft7 smushy38kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct152 ft9 ssoft42kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct61 ft6 smushy10kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft8 ssoft44kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct81 ft8 ssoft22kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct51 ft9 ssoft8kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct32 ft3 smushy8kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct21 ft7 s2kJ18°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 NPE, changing at DFW and AKL, then 40 min by road. About 29h 10 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
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to NPE, changing at DFW and AKL, then 40 min by road. About 29h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Te Awanga each day: Northen, ocean beach, Teawanga.

The trip from Te Awanga, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,360–£2,625 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 NPE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£735–£1,530
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
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£1,360–£2,625

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

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