New Zealand Surfing Adventures

Introduction to New Zealand Surfing Adventures

All of our surfing adventures are 100% customised to our clients wants. Correspondence between us and our customers will determine the type of waves and amount of travel involved. Ultimately the direction of the surf trip is governed by the weather and the swell.

Base camp is at Piha Beach 50 minutes from Auckland International airport situated a 5 minute walk to one of the most consistent beach breaks in the world. The Piha eco-surf lodge is a refurbished simple but clean house with several sleep-outs situated in a pristine natural bush setting. Bedrooms and sleep-outs have shared bathrooms with hot water. Shared kitchen and lounge area has cable TV and DVD as well as WI-FI internet. Guests can cruise down to the large garden pick some vegetables for the salad, get the organicchicken eggs and stroll backup to the lodge listening to the sound of beautiful native bird song. All other accommodation options booked in advance will be of high quality. There will be several exceptions due to remote locations of some of the surf breaks, in this situation we will always try for the best option. In remote areas one or two days may be spent in tents due to the geographic isolation, however all arrangements will be made to ensure our guests have a comfortable and pleasant sleep.

Food and Drink

There is no set menu on our surf adventures, food is generally customised to the clients wishes but we try and keep meals comprised of fresh naturally grown produce full of both carbohydrates and protein to get you through a massive day of surfing. Due to the nature of the surfing adventure it is not always possible to deliver the full menu but we will strive to seek out the healthiest options.

Surfing at New Zealand Surfing Adventures

New Zealand is a real surfers paradise with a huge coastline to explore offering numerous secret spots and vast areas of wilderness where you’ll find beaches with nobody else in the water. Surfing near the main urban areas and the more famous spots such as Raglan and Piha can have crowds. New Zealand has two very different coastlines the West Coast and East Coast, each having their own different characteristics. The West is reputed to be rough and wild, the East calmer and more picturesque, however Piha can produce pristine clean surf and Gisborne is renowned for powerful heavy waves. New Zealand has quality surf year round however there is a large difference between the seasons.

During the summer months New Zealand experiences calmer conditions with predominant north easterly weather creating consistent north east swell for the north east coast and smaller offshore clean conditions for the west coast. Between the months of December through April New Zealand also receives tropicalstorms from the pacific producing epic cyclone swell lighting up many areas that lay dormant for the majority of the year. Winter is a different proposition all together where huge southerly storms in Antarctica produce large long period ground swells that wrap into protected points and reefs along both east and west coasts.