Best Time to Ride · Ruakākā – Bream Bay vs Sandy Bay – Tutukākā Coast
Ruakākā – Bream Bay vs Sandy Bay – Tutukākā Coast: which is better for surfing?
Ruakākā – Bream Bay or Sandy Bay – Tutukākā Coast? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Sandy Bay – Tutukākā Coast has bigger waves in 6 of 12 months.
- Sandy Bay – Tutukākā Coast has warmer water in 3 of 12 months.
- Best months at Ruakākā – Bream Bay: June–August.
- Best months at Sandy Bay – Tutukākā Coast: June–September.
- 39 km apart.
BestJun–Aug
Bream Bay
Ruakākā · New Zealand
Beginner-friendly · 16°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ WRE 18 km
Wave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND0.60.60.70.81.31.51.61.51.41.110.7
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND212221201817151515161820
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BestJun–Sep
Tutukākā Coast
Sandy Bay · New Zealand
Beginner-friendly · 16°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ WRE 26 km
Wave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND0.70.60.811.41.51.61.51.5110.8
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND212221201917161516161819
Best time to go →Wave height: average daily maximum. Water: average sea surface temperature.