Frasers
Surf spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 14 kn (27 km/h)
Mon 2 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 62kJ
- Wind
- NNW 12 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 60 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 152kJ
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- SW 3 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 61kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 47kJ
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft13 ssoft
- Energy
- 83kJ
- Wind
- WNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 158, fair
- Mon 227, poor
- Tue 360, good
- Wed 422, too small
- Thu 530, too small
- Fri 624, poor
- Sat 722, too small
- Sun 817, too small
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1027, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best in May2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 58, fair | 4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 214kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 27, poor | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 62kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 60, good | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 152kJ | offshorewind from the north, 14 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 61kJ | offshorewind from the north, 10 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, poor | 3 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | offshorewind from the north, 14 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft8 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft13 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 83kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 100kJ | offshorewind from the north, 14 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 76kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 21, too small | 1 ft10 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 15°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 02:52 +1.0 mLow 09:07 −1.0 mHigh 15:26 +1.0 mLow 21:51 −0.9 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:03 +0.8 mLow 10:21 −0.8 mHigh 16:41 +0.9 mLow 23:14 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:27 +0.7 mLow 11:46 −0.8 mHigh 18:03 +0.9 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in May
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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About Frasers
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (215°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (35°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 106). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 2 good days in 7; in September and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pātea, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,750–US$3,310 each
about US$1,750–US$3,310 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to WAG, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$837–US$1,740 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$563 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$221 |
| Total | about US$1,750–US$3,310 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Pātea
7 min by car
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Pātea its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 40m
About 29h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → WAG, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 1h 10m by road
Flights MDW → WAG on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.