
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
Matarangi · 1h 05m by car
45 out of 100Whangapoua · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Port Jackson
45 out of 100Mania reef · 36 min by car · stays in Pauanui
28 out of 100Clark Island · 36 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDonut Island · 36 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no scoreDouble Brown · 34 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFudabarer · 36 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no scoreHomunga Bay · 58 min by car · stays in Waihi Beach · Not for beginners
–, no score
All 21 surf spots
Hot water Beach · 23 min by car · stays in Hahei · Not for beginners
–, no scoreKuoatunu Reef · 52 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreNew Chums · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Port Jackson · Not for beginners
–, no scoreOnemana · 32 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no scoreOpotere · 32 min by car · stays in Pauanui · Not for beginners
–, no scoreOrakawa · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Waihi Beach · Not for beginners
–, no scoreOtama · 56 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorepauanui · 27 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSailors Grave · 7 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreThe Bay · 39 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWaihi Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Waihi Beach · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWhangamata Estuary · 33 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no scoreWhiritoa · 43 min by car · stays in Whangamatā · Not for beginners
–, no score
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
the town and every place near it
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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.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).