Taranaki is the renowned as the surf center of New Zealand due to a number of reasons.

Firstly, Taranaki’s geography is best described as a rounded peninsula that has approximately 180 degrees of coastline to choose from between the two points, Opunake and Onaero. The 180 degrees of coastline means that a number of different winds can provide the important offshore required for perfect surf.

The span of Taranaki coastline covers places from Opunake, Arawhata, Rahotu, Pungarehu, Warea, Paora, Puniho, Okato, Oakura, Back Beach, East End, Fitzroy, Waiwakaiho, Waitara, Motonui, Onaero, Urenui, and you may as well throw in Waitoetoe, Wai-iti, Mokau and Awakino. What an awesome line up of impressive beaches, and coastal point breaks that are exposed to clean ground swells and offshore winds. Equally though the Taranaki coast is also exposed to some ferocious winds and ocean swells than can become in stormy conditions around 5 to 6 meters, which would obviously demand full respect.

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