Tarangua Bay
Surf spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 120kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 288kJ
- Wind
- NNE 16 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 290kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 196kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,106kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 578kJ
- Wind
- E 15 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 27, poor
- Tue 352, fair
- Wed 434, poor
- Thu 551, fair
- Fri 628, poor
- Sat 758, fair
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 942, poor
- Tue 100, too big
- Wed 1116, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Tarangua Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 7, poor | 4 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 243kJ | wind from the north, 19 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 34, poor | 4 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 288kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 51, fair | 4 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 290kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 28, poor | 5 ft6 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 196kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 58, fair | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft11 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 1,106kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 42, poor | 6 ft10 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 578kJ | offshorewind from the east, 15 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 431kJ | wind from the north-east, 31 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft13 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 228kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 32, poor | 5 ft12 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 634kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 14°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:55 +1.0 mLow 11:08 −1.0 mHigh 17:26 +1.0 mLow 23:50 −1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:10 +0.9 mLow 12:20 −1.0 mHigh 18:40 +1.0 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:01 −1.1 mHigh 07:21 +1.0 mLow 13:29 −1.0 mHigh 19:48 +1.1 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
No month stands out
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
- May1of 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
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
1 place
- Westport Breakwater 10.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tarangua Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (301°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (121°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Carters Beach, 9.2 km away (about 20 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$1,770–US$3,360 each
about US$1,770–US$3,360 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CHC, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$859–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$564 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$302–US$564 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$134–US$221 |
| Total | about US$1,770–US$3,360 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
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about 20 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Carters Beach its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Westport on Booking.com
about 25 min by car
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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 55m
About 29h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CHC, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 4h by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.