Spots Nearby
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Wainui Beach:
1.3 km
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Stockroute:
2.1 km
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Rats Reef:
2.2 km
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Makarori Point:
2.9 km
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Sponge Bay:
3.3 km
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The Rock:
3.6 km
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Cliffs (New Zealand):
4.0 km
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Tuamotu Island:
4.2 km
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Roberts Road:
6.1 km
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Gizzy Pipe:
7.0 km
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General Information
Level:0-10 Season:January 1 — December 31 -
This is a pretty good place, with a good regular break and decent waves. It's suitable for all levels of experience, with summer best for beginners and winter best for those who have done a bit more.
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Beach
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The beach consists of clean white sand and is quite long – you are looking for the area just north of where the Te Rimu Stream splits the beach. If it gets crowded here during the weekends, but if you like a quieter experience then coming here on a weekday will guarantee you have plenty of room. Water temperatures range from highs of about 22° C in summer to lows of around 14° C in winter.
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Wind&Waves
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This spot works best with the wind coming from the north-west or the west, and the swell coming from the south, south-east, east or north-east. It works at all tide positions, and will start working at less than 1 m and hold up to just over 2 m. It is a beach break, both right and left, and in winter the waves are fast and hollow while in summer they are slower and sloppier.
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Facilities
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Lifeguards monitor the beach during the summer months. Parking is just behind the beach, among a little stand of pine trees, and you'll have to bring anything you need with you as there are no facilities on the beach. You are only a short drive out of Gisborne anyway, which is probably the best place to use as a base for exploring this coast.
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Safety
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There isn't really anything here that you could call a hazard, just don't get in the way of the locals when this spot is at its best.