Surfing Holiday on Auckland’s West Coast

Muriwai Regional Park

On your surfing holiday in West Auckland visit spectacular west coast surfing locations. The surf conditions here are more consistent than those on the east coast.

Muriwai Regional Park is the first choice for many beach enthusiasts. It is the west coast beach found the furthest north of Auckland region. Impressive is the sight of sixty kilometres unspoiled beach with black iron sand stretching in front of your eyes.

The southern end is marked by cliffs where anglers throw out their lines for fishing and the Otakamiro Point. There on this windy edge an Australasian gannet colony gathers each year for breeding. Separated by the gannet colony Maori Bay opens up.

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Muriwai Beach

The beach itself is comfortably accessible with a short walk from the car park over the sand dunes. Though highly frequented the length disperses the amount of visitors pleasantly. Visitors take pleasure in surfing, body boarding, skim-boarding, rock fishing, kite-fishing, blow-carting, beach walking, kiting, golfing, paragliding and more.

GoDo gives information about water activities on offer.

Surf life guards patrol the south end and recommend swimming and body boarding between the flags. Combine fun with security while surfing New Zealand and follow the advice of the surf patrol. They know their beaches and the constantly changing conditions best. This applies to all of west Auckland beaches.

Kick off your surfing holiday with professional surfing lessons. A surf instructor teaches how to use the boards, catch a wave, and where. Muriwai Surf School reviews are available through tripadvisor. The surf school even offers a pick-up service for those choosing to travel from CBD by bus to Waimauku Primary school. Which makes pre-booking a good choice.

Maori Bay

It is a small unguarded beach. Locals often meet there to surf. An incoming tide provides the best surfing condition. At the car park facilities include changing and restroom. A steep downhill path leads to the beach.

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Facilities

• two car parks
• one sealed at the end of Motutara Road with toilets and changing room
• the second unsealed one is reachable after a right turn at the shops, with toilets, changing room and outdoor showers
• Surf club with life guard tower, at the southern end of the beach
• Before the car park is the surfing school.
• Surf equipment, body boards and other beach toys like kites and blowcarts etc. are for hire.
• Left hand before the car park is a playground with picnic spots
• BBQ area


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• Coffee and hot food is available at the corner
• Camping ground
• Golf course

The local meeting place is the shop and cafe at the corner. We enjoy concluding our trip there with some fish and chips. Round up your surfing holiday with some amazing views introduced by Quarry Track or the Maori Bay Track to the gannet colony.

A Twilight Safari on quad bikes along the beach and the nearby forest rounds a day at the beach nicely up. GoDo is the place to find out about the details and to pre-book.

Accommodation nearby:

Calico Lodge
Lavender Hill - Luxury Bed & B

Tourists that are flexible with their Nz car hire company like Ace rental cars   or with their international car rental company may favour other places to stay in West Auckland.

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