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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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West Coast Taranaki
New Zealand, New Zealand NI
Awesome surfing, usually in full view of the spectacular Taranaki volcano. Picks up loads of swell with a huge array of different breaks spread around the coastal ´headlan´d´formed by Taranaki.
Seasonal swell & wind variations:
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| Water temp. | 19°C | 17°C | 16°C | 15°C | 15°C | 17°C |
| Air temp. | 22°C | 19°C | 18°C | 17°C | 17°C | 20°C |
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Surf Spots
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Quality | Direction | Type | Frequ | Experience |
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| Aquatic centre | 1 / - | 
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Right and left | Reef-artificial | 
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All surfers | |
| Arawahata Road | - / - |
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Right | Point-break | 
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All surfers | |
| Back Beach | 3 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Bell Block Reef | 2 / - | Left | Reef-rocky | 
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Pros or kamikaze only... | ||
| Belt Road | 1 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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| Bog Works | 2 / - | Right and left | Reef-coral |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Boulders bay | - / - | Right and left |
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| Break water | - / - |
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Left | breakwater/jetty |
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Pros or kamikaze only... | |
| Conans | 1 / - | Right and left | Rivermouth | Pros or kamikaze only... | |||
| Fences | 3 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky | All surfers | |||
| Fitzroy Beach | 10 / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | ||
| Frasers | - / - | Right and left | Rivermouth |
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| Graveyards | 6 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Green Meadows | - / - |
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Right | Point-break |
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Beginners wave | |
| Jareds | 2 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | ||
| Kumera Patch | 4 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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All surfers | ||
| Mikotai | 1 / - |
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Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | |
| Mokau | 3 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| op | - / - |
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Right and left | Beach-break |
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All surfers | |
| Ours | - / - | Right | Reef-rocky |
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| Pines | - / - | Left | Point-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Puniho road | 2 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Rocky Pt | 4 / - | Left | Reef-rocky |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Secrets | 3 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Beginners wave | ||
| Stent Road | 14 / - |
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Right | Point-break | Experienced surfers | ||
| The groyne | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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Experienced surfers | ||
| Waitara(WBBRC)-Surf Club Side | 1 / - | Reef-rocky |
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| Waiwakaiho River Mouth Reef, Waisys | 4 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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Fitzroy beach |
Fitzroy beach |
Fitzroy beach |
Graveyards |
Comments
By stano , 21-10-2009
opz is sick - inbred farmers sons hahaha neck up ya parrot lived there all my life. live on one of the many farms that back onto our beaches reefs and points man up dont hide behind a blog ya pussy the locals are mellow at all spots bar a couple and for you to have a hard time youve been owta line and been dealt with the way we know best sending from hossegor france inbred i think not
By Anonymous , 21-07-2008
boyz paying - It was reported that the boyz told the reef trust that the reef would be finished out of their own money if necessary
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By Anonymous , 12-07-2010
Buffalo/Opz - Stano's "Da Man" so listen to what he says so you don't get yer head knocked. And besides he's importing French girls our lovely province - he should get a fricking statue erected....ahhh.err.....