First find raglan then just follow the road out to the points. As you come down the hill, you'll see the very obvious Manu Bay - with its paking lot usually full of surfers.
The wave can be picked up in several places, but generaly you go up to the point and in off the rocks - fun when its big - timing is everything. The wave is a long regular left, which wraps around the point over rocks (small boulders), generaly it is more hollow at low tide. The wave is the final part of the Raglan Experience, with it very rarely connecting across from Whale Bay. Between the two is a headland and a very hard 'reef' section called 'the ledge' - The main take off zone is on the obvious point and you can surf forever on big days.
Overview
Atmosphere
This is where they hold all of the competitions. In the weekend the carpark looks like a camping ground.
General
The most popular part of Raglan, offering a great 'performance' wave. As this is such a well known wave, you'll get crowds of sufers from the four corners of the globe here.
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is indicators, outside indies and manu bay all in the same bay just diff points??? plz answer:)
comment by h2o4geo@hotmail.com, 2007-02-06 08:43:04
longboards
Concerning longboards. Check out surf2surf.com and find the video of Tudor killing it there. Manu bay is really the melting pot of Raglan. Any type of WVR is welcome there from what I experienced. I saw locals doing coffin rides on a small day on mals. Its the other 2 outside breaks that might be a bit more localized and one might use some discretion there. But still, I met a ton of folks every day I surfed there from all over the world. Even on a knee high day my fish kept on going to the boat launch. It is by far the sickest wave I have ever ridden, seen, and experienced.
comment by anonymous, 2006-05-31 15:50:16
Whats the water temps like through the year?Im from south coast nsw, but rarely surf under 14' C.Would it get much colder than that at raglan?What about east coast temps?
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comment by Anonymous, 2007-08-29 09:49:31