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Very long walk accompanied by a 1.5 km paddle navigating through a network of heavy dry reef like mutant slab things and extreme rips, or a 30 minute jet ski ride through through a 10ft shorebreak, pick your poison.
English (Translate this text in English): Very long walk accompanied by a 1.5 km paddle navigating through a network of heavy dry reef like mutant slab things and extreme rips, or a 30 minute jet ski ride through through a 10ft shorebreak, pick your poison.
English (Translate this text in English): Very long walk accompanied by a 1.5 km paddle navigating through a network of heavy dry reef like mutant slab things and extreme rips, or a 30 minute jet ski ride through through a 10ft shorebreak, pick your poison.
English (Translate this text in English): Very long walk accompanied by a 1.5 km paddle navigating through a network of heavy dry reef like mutant slab things and extreme rips, or a 30 minute jet ski ride through through a 10ft shorebreak, pick your poison.
DistanceDay trip
WalkLong walk (>30 mn)
Easy to find?Hard to find
Public access?Don't know
Special accessBy boat only
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityTotally Epic
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Powerful, Ledgey, Slab
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionDon't know
Good wind directionDon't know
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionDon't know
Best tide movementDon't know
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Webcam url
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Localism
- Sharks
Additional Information
A bombie situated a couple kms offshore, is easily the most consistent tow wave in all of New Zealand and is frequented by the Doug Young crew.Very heavy capable of throwing out 6-8ft indo style tubes to 15ft aussie death slabs. Has multiple heavy barrel sections and is quite a long wave for an offshore reef. Very difficult wave to paddle however it can be done also the points on the inside are epic paddle waves. This break is the norths best kept secret and the localism is pretty intense, good luck trying to find it and fight off the locals. Easily top 5 waves in New Zealand.
English (Translate this text in English): A bombie situated a couple kms offshore, is easily the most consistent tow wave in all of New Zealand and is frequented by the Doug Young crew.Very heavy capable of throwing out 6-8ft indo style tubes to 15ft aussie death slabs. Has multiple heavy barrel sections and is quite a long wave for an offshore reef. Very difficult wave to paddle however it can be done also the points on the inside are epic paddle waves. This break is the norths best kept secret and the localism is pretty intense, good luck trying to find it and fight off the locals. Easily top 5 waves in New Zealand.
English (Translate this text in English): A bombie situated a couple kms offshore, is easily the most consistent tow wave in all of New Zealand and is frequented by the Doug Young crew.Very heavy capable of throwing out 6-8ft indo style tubes to 15ft aussie death slabs. Has multiple heavy barrel sections and is quite a long wave for an offshore reef. Very difficult wave to paddle however it can be done also the points on the inside are epic paddle waves. This break is the norths best kept secret and the localism is pretty intense, good luck trying to find it and fight off the locals. Easily top 5 waves in New Zealand.
English (Translate this text in English): A bombie situated a couple kms offshore, is easily the most consistent tow wave in all of New Zealand and is frequented by the Doug Young crew.Very heavy capable of throwing out 6-8ft indo style tubes to 15ft aussie death slabs. Has multiple heavy barrel sections and is quite a long wave for an offshore reef. Very difficult wave to paddle however it can be done also the points on the inside are epic paddle waves. This break is the norths best kept secret and the localism is pretty intense, good luck trying to find it and fight off the locals. Easily top 5 waves in New Zealand.
Atmosphere
Also some very big great white sharks are often reported in this area and there is a hell of allot of water moving, pretty dark and scary atmosphere.
English (Translate this text in English): Also some very big great white sharks are often reported in this area and there is a hell of allot of water moving, pretty dark and scary atmosphere.
English (Translate this text in English): Also some very big great white sharks are often reported in this area and there is a hell of allot of water moving, pretty dark and scary atmosphere.
English (Translate this text in English): Also some very big great white sharks are often reported in this area and there is a hell of allot of water moving, pretty dark and scary atmosphere.
General
Probably New Zealands most perfect exclusive big wave, tends to peak at around the 15ft mark as any bigger and it becomes very difficult to access, has been surfed at 25ft+ in the past however.
English (Translate this text in English): Probably New Zealands most perfect exclusive big wave, tends to peak at around the 15ft mark as any bigger and it becomes very difficult to access, has been surfed at 25ft+ in the past however.
English (Translate this text in English): Probably New Zealands most perfect exclusive big wave, tends to peak at around the 15ft mark as any bigger and it becomes very difficult to access, has been surfed at 25ft+ in the past however.
English (Translate this text in English): Probably New Zealands most perfect exclusive big wave, tends to peak at around the 15ft mark as any bigger and it becomes very difficult to access, has been surfed at 25ft+ in the past however.
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