Hire Shed Information:

The Saltwater HQ & Hire Shed is located at 11 Te Arai Point Road, in Te Arai at the Aotearoa Surf School base.

Hire Shed Open Hours:

8.30am to 6pm every day

There is also a shop with gear for purchase.

Equipment available for hire includes:

  • Soft top and Hard Surfboards
  • Full length & Short wetsuits
  • Snorkel Gear: Mask and Snorkel, Fins
  • Bodyboards & Soft Racks
  • Kayaks (Single or Double)

  • Paddleboards

Book Your Rental Equipment

Hire Shed Pickups & Beach Drop Offs:

We recommend that you pre-book your rental gear and organise a pick up time from our Te Arai HQ, however drop-in’s are also acceptable.

Other Inclusions:

  • Surfing tips based on your board and experience
  • Directions and hints on the best places to surf in the area depending on the conditions and tides
  • Flexible hours; we are available 9am – 5pm every day
  • Outside of these times 7am to 10pm by phone request
  • Try before you buy – buy a new surfboard, after hiring one from our surf shop, and we will refund you your hire fee up to $35.

Surfboard Hire:

Rental Items 2 Hours 4 Hours 10 Hours
Surfboards: Hardboards & Soft Tops $40 $50 $60
Surfboard and Wetsuit Combo $50 $60 $70
Wetsuits $15 $20 $30
Bodyboard $20 $25 $30

Long Term Surfboard Hire:

2 Days 3 Days 5 Days 1 Week 2 Weeks 3 Weeks 1 Month 2 Months
Surfboard $90 $110 $150 $190 $250 $290 $330 $370
Surfboard & Wetsuit Combo $100 $130 $170 $220 $250 $330 $360 $390
Wetsuit $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $100 $120 $140
Bodyboard $40 $45 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $220

Snorkel Hire:

Rental Combos All Day Rental
Mask + Snorkel $20
Mask + Snorkel + Fins $30
Mask + Snorkel + Fins + Wetsuit $50

Additional Products & Services

Our Te Arai Hire Shed also doubles up as our booking centre. Lessons, tours and gift vouchers can be booked and paid in store.

Please navigate back to our home page to check out our full range of products and services including lessons, kids programs, camps, schools, large groups and more!

Items available for sale includes:

  • Surfboards & paddleboards

  • Wetsuits, rashvests, hoods & booties

  • Surf wax, fins, leashes & a full range of accessories

  • Lessons and Gift Vouchers
  • Skateboards

  • Secondhand & clearance stock: surfboards & wetsuits

  • Suncare including hats, sunscreen etc.