Surf Highway 45

SH45 is 105 km from New Plymouth via Ōakura and Ōkato to Ōpunake and Manaia, then to Hāwera. It gives access to surf breaks and Mount Taranaki viewpoints.

The stops

1. Start

   New Plymouth

2. Beach

   Ōakura

   Surf beach

3. Town

   Ōkato

   Small coastal town

4. Lighthouse

   Cape Egmont

   Western point

5. Beach

   Ōpunake

   Sheltered beach

6. Town

   Hāwera

   End of route

7. Finish

   Hāwera

Where to stay

• Night 1

  Ōpunake

  Opunake Beach Holiday Park

When to go

Dec–Mar

On the road

Coastal road with wind and surf.