logo

Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.

Surf spot atlas made by surfers for surfers
Enjoy and contribute!

 Waimari beach

New Zealand, New Zealand SI, NE Coast

Other places:

GPS coordinates not set ! Edit this page and use the map selector to add the surf spot GPS location !

User rating (1)


  • Favourite
  • Your favourites and future surf spot lists

    Add surf spots to your profile

 Access

go along marine parade north from brighton till you come to the bend in the road there should be a car park park your car walk up the drive and head out from there

English (Translate this text in English): go along marine parade north from brighton till you come to the bend in the road there should be a car park park your car walk up the drive and head out from there

English (Translate this text in English): go along marine parade north from brighton till you come to the bend in the road there should be a car park park your car walk up the drive and head out from there

English (Translate this text in English): go along marine parade north from brighton till you come to the bend in the road there should be a car park park your car walk up the drive and head out from there

DistanceIn the city

WalkInstant access (< 5min)

Easy to find?Easy to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name waimari bay

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityNormal

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencySometimes break

Wave

TypeBeach-break

DirectionRight and left

BottomSandy

PowerOrdinary, Powerless

Normal lengthShort (< 50m)

Good day lengthShort (< 50m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionNorth, SouthEast, East, NorthEast

Good wind directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest

Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+

Best tide positionMid and high tide

Best tide movementRising tide

More details

Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdFew surfers

Webcam url 

Dangers

 Additional Information

better than brighton gets more south swell can have a gnarly shory on its respect the waimari locals who are quite a hard core group of water men they tend to be there almost every weekend

English (Translate this text in English): better than brighton gets more south swell can have a gnarly shory on its respect the waimari locals who are quite a hard core group of water men they tend to be there almost every weekend

English (Translate this text in English): better than brighton gets more south swell can have a gnarly shory on its respect the waimari locals who are quite a hard core group of water men they tend to be there almost every weekend

English (Translate this text in English): better than brighton gets more south swell can have a gnarly shory on its respect the waimari locals who are quite a hard core group of water men they tend to be there almost every weekend

Atmosphere

good atmosphere a few kooky locals but not all that bad there is the odd angry local particulary one who rides a red long board just dont surf near them

English (Translate this text in English): good atmosphere a few kooky locals but not all that bad there is the odd angry local particulary one who rides a red long board just dont surf near them

English (Translate this text in English): good atmosphere a few kooky locals but not all that bad there is the odd angry local particulary one who rides a red long board just dont surf near them

English (Translate this text in English): good atmosphere a few kooky locals but not all that bad there is the odd angry local particulary one who rides a red long board just dont surf near them

General

typical backing off and then dumping shorebreak that you find all along this stretch of beach, usually gutless though you may find a couple of weeks in a year when it gets pretty good. head north or south for better waves.

English (Translate this text in English): typical backing off and then dumping shorebreak that you find all along this stretch of beach, usually gutless though you may find a couple of weeks in a year when it gets pretty good. head north or south for better waves.

English (Translate this text in English): typical backing off and then dumping shorebreak that you find all along this stretch of beach, usually gutless though you may find a couple of weeks in a year when it gets pretty good. head north or south for better waves.

English (Translate this text in English): typical backing off and then dumping shorebreak that you find all along this stretch of beach, usually gutless though you may find a couple of weeks in a year when it gets pretty good. head north or south for better waves.

Author: Anonymous Contributors (3)

 Videos

Show all (0)...

No video available

 Comments

Add comment

Show all (0)...

Be the first to comment this country

Errors, Feedback

You can edit this page to correct errors or add new information. If you have any problems regarding this page, Send us feedback.

Advertise

On the Go!

Wannasurf.com on your mobile

Google Play Application

RSS All the RSS feeds of Wannasurf.com

Newsletter All news by email