surf tour suggestions

The best time for a New Zealand surf trip we believe is Oct/Nov or Feb/March/April. The seasons are turning, NZ kids are in school and the Christmas, New Year hoopla is well and truly over.

These shoulder seasons have plenty of waves to chose from. Rarely are we shut out without a surf option on our doorstep or within an hour’s drive in either direction.

Following are just three tour suggestions. From here we can begin to alter and fine-tune your surf tour to suit your salt water requirements.

Meet and Greet

Gisborne airport pick-up/drop-off
7 nights beach front house
1-day with surf guide
total for two people $2530

SWF will arrange accommodation and spend one day with you to show you the ropes. We will introduce you to the local surf spots, show you around and tell you what conditions suit different surf locales. From there you are on your own to fill in your days as you please. We are more than happy to help you organize a rental car. An al la carte surf guide service is available should you want to leave the driving to us.
 

surf guide per day $225 plus petrol.

surf guide per half day $150 plus petrol.

gISBORNE/EASTCAPE

8 days-7 nights
Gisborne airport pick-up/drop-off
3 1/2 days full guide service
7 nights beach front house
total for two people $3400

A one hour flight out of Auckland and you are here in your own private beachfront accommodation over looking the stunning Wainui Beach. We will pick you up at the airport, get you settled in and for the first four days we will show you around the place.

The SWF guide team will be ready to go from dawn to dusk. You will be introduced to all the local surf spots with the options of exploring the even more remote surf set ups that are up and down our East Cape coastline.

We will also familiarise you with the township of Gisborne…shopping, cafes, restaurants, wineries. On day five we will get you sorted with a rental car and then away you go to enjoy the East Coast in your own time and pace.

Gisborne is off the beaten track. Has plenty to offer. A wave to suit all tastes and abilities, easy to navigate…pretty much the whole package.

From Gisborne the tour will take you over to the other side of the island to Taranaki. It’s a long haul, an 8-9 hour drive, but once you hit Surf Hwy 45 with the mountain on one side and the Tasman Sea on the other the surf adventure picks up momentum. Although Raglan gets all the hype, Taranaki has far more breaks, is less crowded and in many ways is more of a surfing adventure.

After seven days of exploring the 'Naki' we can say adios to you and you can carry on in whatever direction suits your fancy.

Or we will drop you off in Raglan into the capable hands of our mate Harry…or we will drop you off at the Airport in Auckland, which ever you prefer.

This tour really puts the emphasis on surfing. You’ll receive dawn to dusk guide service. The team will be doing their best to make sure you are getting as much surf as your body can handle.