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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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 Saber Reef

New Zealand, New Zealand SI, Far South

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 47° 11.25' S
Longitude: 167° 47.662' E

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 Access

Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander

English (Translate this text in English): Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander

English (Translate this text in English): Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander

English (Translate this text in English): Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander

DistanceSurf trip

WalkGood walk (15-30 mn)

Easy to find?Hard to find

Public access?Don't know

Special accessPaddle > 20mn or Boat

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Sabers

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityWorld Class

ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...

FrequencyDon't know

Wave

TypeReef-rocky

DirectionLeft

BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand

PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful

Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionSouthEast

Good wind directionNorthEast

Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+

Best tide positionDon't know

Best tide movementDon't know

More details

Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdEmpty

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Dangers

- Urchins
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Sharks

 Additional Information

Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!

English (Translate this text in English): Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!

English (Translate this text in English): Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!

English (Translate this text in English): Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!

Atmosphere

there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.

English (Translate this text in English): there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.

English (Translate this text in English): there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.

English (Translate this text in English): there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.

General

I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!

English (Translate this text in English): I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!

English (Translate this text in English): I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!

English (Translate this text in English): I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!

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