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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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alternative name | Waimak Bar |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Standard (means good) |
| | experience | experienced surfers |
| | surf frequency | sometimes break |
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Wave |
| type | rivermouth |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | sandy |
| | power | - fast
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| | normal length | normal (50 to 150m) |
| | good day | normal (50 to 150m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - South
- SouthEast
- East
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| | wind direction | - SouthWest
- South
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+ |
| | tide position | low tide only |
| | tide movement | rising tide |
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Author: Anonymous
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Waimak River Mouth Access |
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Drive into Kaiapoi, take turn off on right hand side towards river mouth. |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | short walk (5-15 mn) |
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easy to find? | easy to find |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | 4x4 |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
- sharks
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Since this is a river mouth, and the Waimak river contains alot of salmon during summer, the entrance to the mouth does occasionaly harbour sharks. The water is always cold from the river, and watch out for the rips that occur here. Take plenty of rubber.
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Atmosphere |
The atmosphere at this spot can be very shady sometimes,especially when the water is a dark brown. However,when surfing the epic right handers that pound through on a good south swell with your mate, you tend to forget about everything else. |
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General |
This spot is quite fickle, but when all the elements do come together, you are well rewarded. |
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Read - (2) Comments concerning Waimak River Mouth.
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comment by Rob Zob, 2004-04-24 16:32:11