Northland Surf Spots

New Zealand's second most iconic left-hander — a long, forgiving point break at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach.

World-class mellow left with 500m+ rides on the outer Ahipara complex — lower crowds thanks to the long walk.

Hell-drop takeoff into a deep barrel followed by a speed wall — the heaviest section of the Ahipara point complex.

Furthest west of Ahipara's seven lefts — steep, fast, hollow, and a real trek to reach. Experts only.

Short, sucky barrel section on the Ahipara point complex — more sheltered from westerlies than the outer points.

Variable left over sand and reef on the outer Ahipara point — works all tides and accommodates intermediates.

One of NZ's longest point breaks — a fast, hollow left over mixed reef and sand running up to 500m on SW swells.

Short, cavernous right reef tube on Ahipara's outer point — expert timing and a clean SW swell required.

Beautiful bay with sucky barrel peaks to almost double overhead, plus rights off the southern end in strong NE swells.

One of the longest virgin beaches on earth — small peaky swells with NE winds at The Bluff. 4WD essential.

Idyllic Bay of Islands beachbreak with clear water — works when the rest of the coast is flat. Walk-in across farmland.

Open sand beach on the Karikari Peninsula firing with N-NW swell, reliable peaks for beginners and intermediates.

Remote farm-access sand beach with multiple E-swell peaks — fun for all levels, walk south for solitude.

Isolated gnarly reef 1hr hike south of Waimamaku on the Kauri Coast — challenging expert waves in total solitude.

Reliable Northland A-frame with reef-enhanced tubes on inside and outside bars, pulling more swell than neighbours.

Rare SE swell rivermouth bar serving shallow left barrels over migrating sandbars on the incoming tide.

Rivermouth lefts over mixed reef and sand firing on big NE-E swells at the Houhora Harbour entrance.

Rare SE-swell rivermouth lefts peeling 200-500m on low tide — crowds flock when it's on, close-outs over 6ft.

Swell magnet at the end of 90 Mile Beach — messy and wind-pounded most days, but rewards light-wind small-swell sessions.