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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Totally Epic |
| | experience | experienced surfers |
| | surf frequency | Don't know |
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Wave |
| type | reef-rocky |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | boulders |
| | power | - hollow
- fast
- powerful
- ledgey
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| | normal length | long (150 to 300 m) |
| | good day | exceptional (>500m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - South
- SouthEast
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| | wind direction | - North
- NorthEast
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over |
| | tide position | low and mid tide |
| | tide movement | rising and falling tides |
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Author: sid
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The Island Access |
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the spot is between Gisborne and Wainui
Take the road out to sponge bay and you will se it. |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | instant access (<5 mn) |
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easy to find? | OK |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Paddle > 20mn or Boat |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
empty |
| week-end crowd |
crowded |
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dangers | - urchins
- rips / undertow
- rocks
- localism
- sharks
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Make sure you lock the car, and take someone to stay in the car.it is a long paddle to the premier break, but ther are a lot more spot that are just as good.
The rock is a fast and powerful righthand wave.
Inside Island is also a good wave and is for the less Experienced. But is still a powerful spot to surf.
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Atmosphere |
The local do get a bit agro, so dot paddle out and think you own the place . And if they call you in to a wave. take it. Even if it is a close out, cos if you dont they wount give you another one. |
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General |
this is the best spot in New Zealand, but you shoud be paddle fit.And good on fast wave. |
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Last surf sessions |
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Last Surf Sessions |
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The Island, New Zealand
By DrC123, 1970-01-01 00:58:58
1966/67 ... just prior to the Dora era in Gisborne NZ a bunch of ex pat Aussie terrorist
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Last Surf Trips |
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Trip: The Endless Summer 63-73
By DrC123, From 1963-11-15 to 2007-06-07
The Swinging Sixties:
"It was the best of times it was the worst of times it was the 60's!" From the crack of a 6.5 millimeter Carcarmo on November 22nd 1963 to July 20th 1969 and the roar of the mighty Saturn 5'
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comment by Terrorist, 2006-12-08 09:59:09