Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Latitude: 37° 12.798' S |
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you go to whangamata then go to the beach.you will see a big island.take a boat and then go to the back of it and you will see epic leftys DistanceDon't know WalkDon't know Easy to find?OK Public access?Public access Special accessBy boat only |
Alternative name Hauturu
Wave qualityTotally Epic
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencySometimes break
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionLeft
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerPowerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionEast, NorthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, West, SouthWest, South, SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 2.5m-3m / 8ft-10ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
this spot is unreal but only breaks on a big swell
Atmosphere
its epic
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Author: Anonymous Contributors (2)
By TheFroffer2 , 12-11-2008
James - hold up i looked at the photo again its quite definitly not clark island! you cant get on those rocks to the side of the island its just a straight cliff face nothing like that, water is deep blue and you simply dont even get waves that small there
By TheFroffer2 , 12-11-2008
James - Im prety sure this aint clark lefts i got a picture of them from far away shot ill try and get it its pumping, i surfed it 5 6 foot onshore, scarey stuff is all i can say
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By seaweed , 01-03-2009
- this cant be clark island - as a whangamata regular for yonks- and dived at the back of the island - there's no beached reef sorry my friend nice try.