
Tairua
Surf and sailing town · New Zealand
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Beds: 16 places
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16 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£95 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£110 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£145 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 16 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 23 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
The Bay · 39 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
46 out of 100Waihi Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Waihi Beach
45 out of 100Whiritoa · 43 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
45 out of 100Mania reef · 36 min by car · stays in Pauanui
44 out of 100Hot water Beach · 23 min by car · stays in Hahei
43 out of 100Clark Island · 36 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
42 out of 100Fudabarer · 36 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
42 out of 100Orakawa · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Waihi Beach
42 out of 100
All 21 surf spots
Homunga Bay · 58 min by car · stays in Waihi Beach
41 out of 100Sailors Grave · 7 min by car
41 out of 100Donut Island · 36 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
38 out of 100Double Brown · 34 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
36 out of 100Onemana · 32 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
36 out of 100Matarangi · 1h 05m by car
35 out of 100Opotere · 32 min by car · stays in Pauanui
35 out of 100Whangapoua · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Port Jackson
35 out of 100Whangamata Estuary · 33 min by car · stays in Whangamatā
27 out of 100Otama · 56 min by car
25 out of 100New Chums · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Port Jackson
20 out of 100Kuoatunu Reef · 52 min by car
10 out of 100pauanui · 27 min by car · Not for intermediates
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Sailing · this week
Whitiangi Marina · 21.6 km · stays here
47 out of 100Tairua Marina · 2.1 km · stays here
32 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Tairua.
Places to eat
6 near Tairua
Places to eat near Tairua
- Johnny's TairuaBurger · 1.1 km from the centre
- Punters Bar and GrillBar and grill · 1.1 km from the centre
- Sangam Modern Indian Eatery and BarIndian · 1.1 km from the centre
- Santa Maria Pizza ItalianaPizza · 1.1 km from the centre
- Surf 'n' Sand TakeawaysFish and chips · 1.1 km from the centre
- My Thai1.1 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
Map
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Tairua.
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About Tairua
where it is, what is near
Tairua is a town in Waikato Region, New Zealand.
From Tairua you can reach 21 surf spots and 2 sailing spots.
The nearest is Sailors Grave, a surf spot 2.1 km from the centre.
Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Tauranga Airport (TRG), 81 km away.
In Waikato Region · North Island · New Zealand
- 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Tauranga Airport (TRG), 81 km, Auckland International Airport (AKL), 93 km, Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), 106 km
Forecast updated . 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.
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