Red Beach / North Island / New Zealand

This is one of the better spots in the area and produces decent sized waves a bit more consistently than other places.  It is a fairly chilled out place and is suitable for all experience levels.

You might be surprised to learn that the name of this place is given for the colour of the sand that you find here. It is a good sized stretch of sand, right on the edge of the town and bounded by trees and grass at both ends. As with most spots round here it's a pretty quiet place to surf and you shouldn't have any problems finding a wave of your own.

The swell starts building from just less than 1 m and will build up to a maximum of just over 3 m when the wind is coming from the north-west, west or south-west and the swell is coming from the north or north-east. It is a beach break, both right and left, and is about average in terms of power and speed making it a pretty fun wave to be on. Length is typically short and will be around 50 m, unless you catch it on a good day in which case you can expect it to be a respectable 200 to 300 m.

The town of Red Beach is a decent size and has a fair bit of choice when it comes to accommodation, places to eat, entertainment etc and you can of course always camp if you find a suitable spot.

There is nothing to concern you here, you can just focus on perfecting your technique.