Auckland Surf Park is not open yet. The developer is targeting 2028. It runs Wavegarden Cove in Auckland, New Zealand.
Verified August 2026
The most interesting sustainability story in wave pools, attached to a credible operator. New Zealand's first park is a matter of when, not if.
Auckland Surf Park is Aventuur's second project after Perth, planned for Dairy Flat north of Auckland with a public opening expected in 2028. It would be New Zealand's first surf park, developed in partnership with All Blacks legend Sir John Kirwan, and its sustainability design is a world first: waste heat from an on-site Spark data centre warms the lagoon, powered by a seven-hectare solar farm.
A full Wavegarden Cove with the standard zoned menu from learner rollers to barreling expert settings. Auckland's surf runs from world-class (Raglan is two hours away) to fickle city beaches, so a guaranteed warm wave in Dairy Flat targets the country's biggest population base.
Auckland's million-plus urban population and New Zealand's deep surf culture, plus winter surfers drawn by the data-centre-heated water, a genuine novelty in a country of cold lineups.
No pricing announced. URBNSURF's AUD 90 to 130 sessions across the Tasman are the nearest reference.
Nothing to book. Raglan remains the pilgrimage; watch Aventuur's announcements for groundbreaking.
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