Hi I may be moving to Auckland in 2017 for work and was wondering where the sup surfing beaches are in Auckland . Best to live north or south to be near the waves. P.S I like 1-2 foot easy surfing....
Waiheke ferry wake. Best to be north for the likes of Omaha about 45 minutes for 1 to 2 ft. West coast is closer but not often that size.
Orewa is closer on the east side at about 20 mins, but long lulls between surfs.
Heading east or west your better on the north shore
Living on the North Shore is the best for beach access. Orewa is a fun sup wave 20mins up the road and is waist to shoulder on a good day but not very consistent. Look on SwellMap.com and if needs to be 0.5m @10secs to get a wave. There are other east coast spots further north which are ok to good depending on the day. Muriwai is 30-40mins out on the west coast and has its moments but is a mean beach break so needs to sub 2m swell.
Waves in Auckland are mainly seasonal with summer and autumn being the best months on both coasts. In winter and spring the west coast is often massive and onshore and east coast flat.
Downwinding in Auckland is getting more popular and there is a solid race scene. Lots of flat water options to explore when it is flat out east or massive out west.
If you have a quiver of boards then Auckland is a great city for supping.
Thanks sounds like north shore is place to be Offices are in Newmarket south of city. But north coast sounds best
i know nothing about Auckland so I need to do lots of research to find a mid priced northern suburb. I believe it is very costly like Sydney So going to be very different to Adelaide where about 800 000 will get you a very fair house.
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Thanks sounds like north shore is place to be Offices are in Newmarket south of city. But north coast sounds best
i know nothing about Auckland so I need to do lots of research to find a mid priced northern suburb. I believe it is very costly like Sydney So going to be very different to Adelaide where about 800 000 will get you a very fair house.
Average house price over 1 million bucks now, go rural and beat the crowd (out west has some nice options - considered pretty bogan at the moment, but will catch up to the rest of the suburbs. Nice forest and waves over there too
Join up with the facebook pages for supper,
orewa sup www.facebook.com/groups/268982889834424/
the omaha fb page (I'm the admin) www.facebook.com/groups/1606673166216269/
the takapuna page www.facebook.com/groups/1664637087153352/
the point chev page www.facebook.com/groups/PtchevSUP/
West coast is bigger, about 40 mins from Newmarket.
Omaha and Pakiri and Black swamp are nice breaks and only a n hour or so form newmarket
Orewa is the closest break, nice longboard wave on the bar.
Traffic is a pain in the ass from the North shore into newmarket unless you bus, but the north shore is pretty much all beach
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Thanks sounds like north shore is place to be Offices are in Newmarket south of city. But north coast sounds best
i know nothing about Auckland so I need to do lots of research to find a mid priced northern suburb. I believe it is very costly like Sydney So going to be very different to Adelaide where about 800 000 will get you a very fair house.
I grew up on the North Shore and spent 13 Years living in London and even worked in Newmarket last year. It look me awhile to settle back in after being away for so long but I couldn't live in London again now. Auckland is a beautiful coastal city and great for all SUP disciplines so worth investing in a 14' board to take advantage of the conditions. It is an expensive place to live now easily on par with London and Sydney with an average house price of NZ$1m. Auckland traffic sucks so get used to a commute.
Newmarket is a good spot to work as good transport links via motorway and train. Great shopping district with good cafes, bars etc and a shop called the SUP Centre which is handy.
The first swell on the east coast for the summer will kick in on Friday which is a relief after waiting for 6 months! It might be worth getting into another water sport if you want time on the water. Kiting is popular but I windsurf when it is windy but getting into downwind SUP a lot now as the conditions are good for that.
Auckland Webcams:
Pacific East Coast:
Orewa is 20-30 mins north of Auckland: www.windsurf.co.nz/windsurf_cam_orewa.asp
Mangawhai is 1 hour north of Auckland: www.surf2surf.com/reports/
Tasman Sea West Coast:
Muriwai is 40mins west of Auckland: www.surf2surf.com/reports/muriwai
