Isobar Surf Location
Isobar Surf is Northland's premier surf destination. With a fantastic location, professional coaches, excellent accommodation and food, surfing with Isobar will be an unforgettable
experience!
The Isobar Surf lodge is located in Taupo Bay . Which is in the Far North on the East Coast of New Zealand. The Far North is also called "the winterless North" and the water temperatures will be the warmest in New Zealand.
Taupo Bay is a real kiwi holiday place so you don’t meet too many tourists other than like minded surfers. It can be busy over christmas and easter but most of the time it is quiet and relaxed. The sandy beach is 900m long and is sheltered by cliffs either side that promote mainly clean offshore surf conditions. Generally having four peaks, Taupo Bay is one of Northland's finest East Coast surf beaches. In the rare event that the conditions are not suitable a drive to the West Coast isn't far either.
The Lodge
The lodge itself is set back one street from the beach, is very clean, comfortable and spacious. We offer a personal service which really means you get to live a little 'the kiwi way'. The accommodation consists of a five bed dormitory with 1 double and 1 twin room. Great food is supplied with all packages over two hours.
How to get there
By car
Coming from Auckland you jump onto the State Highway 1 (SH1) going North, direction Whangarei. Stay on the SH1 until aproximately 1 hour north of Whangarei then turn onto SH10 direction Kerikeri. Stay on the SH10 for aproximately 65km then take the turn off to Taupo Bay.
By bus
You can take the Intercity service leaving every morning from the Skycity bus terminal at 8.30 am and arriving at Mangonui at 2.34pm. Where one of the team will pick you up.
Note. there is only one conecting service a day all the way through to Mangonui .It's easy just make sure you're on the first bus Out of Auckland heading North in the morning!
Another possiblilty is to take the "Cape Trip" If you wish to do some siteseeing first. This bus leaves from Paihia every morning [approx 7.15 am] and takes you to the Northern most tip of Northland NZ You'll see heaps of fantastic stuff and will meet one of our team in Mangonui around 4.30 pm and return to the lodge to start you surf experience.You'll need to add an extra day onto your itinery.The fare is more but you get lots for it and it saves doing any repeat journies if you planned to visit Cape Reinga anyhow.