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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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New Zealand, New Zealand NI, NE Coast
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This spot is on an outer island off the east coast of auckland. Very difficult access..only by boat...if you havn't heard of this wave you will never find it.....the swell has to be a big grunty tropical cyclone swell. When this occurs this spot will be 4ft and freight train barrells. Good luck finding it. DistanceSurf trip Walk Easy to find?Hard to find Public access?Private access Special accessBy boat only |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy with rock
PowerHollow, Ledgey
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, NorthEast
Good wind directionSouthWest, South
Swell sizeStarts working at 3m-3.5m / 10ft-12ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising tide
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Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Sharks
Additional Information
Make sure you have a boat and a board over 6ft because if you don't this wave will pitch you and you willl be eating reef for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Atmosphere
This is a very gnarly spot......caves in shore which provide good shelter
General
This wave out classes most waves on the northen east coast eg-forestry, te ari, but unfortunately usually only gets real good with a cyclone
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By MHL , 21-07-2005
Motuihe - There are two or three reefs on Motuihe that break. The one off the western end, a left reef/point is the most consistent (4 or 5 times a year). Never seen anyone surfing it, but have seen a number of waves there on the Waiheke ferry on the way past. Need a boat. I don't think it is caves. There is also one at the eastern end...likely to break less often, but have flown over it a couple of times. A left hander. Both tide dependent. There is another reef in the middle of Motuihe, seen it break from a distance, but not sure if it is a closeout. There are also two beachies. Again, I don't recall ever seeing any "caves" there.
By anonymous , 17-05-2005
Where are we talking? - Sorry to blow your cover boys but im sure this place only breaks once in a blue moon,is it Motahie island? you wanna know where pumps all the time and is hard to get to little Bazza Island mate..
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By Anonymous , 16-11-2006
Saddle island?? - It probly aint but mayb they mean saddle island off the end of the mahurangi penisula it needs some good swell 2 get it workin but it honestly does get swell. It has a great reef system surrounding the island but i dunno bout any caves I havnt had a proper look but its possible there are some.