Surfing New Zealand

Shipwreck Bay is New Zealand's remote reward—a long left point break at the end of Ninety Mile Beach in the far north that can produce rides lasting three minutes or more. The...

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One of New Zealand's longest single-section lefts: from a sucky take-off into the barrel, full-speed walls and hollow pockets can link for about a kilometre back to the beach. The...

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The most forgiving of the Ahipara points, with the easiest paddle-out: consistent lefts over reef and sand. It is listed as a surf break of national significance in Schedule 1 of...

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Consistent left over reef and sand between Peaks and Mukie 2, with a short, sucky barrel section that is best at low tide, when the point is also more sheltered from westerlies....

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Steep drop into a deep pit that opens into a speed wall running down toward the Mukies; top quality and experts only, with a rip and shallow rocks to negotiate. The lower tides...

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Raglan - Manu Bay is surfing's ultimate left-hand point—a wave so long that rides can connect for over two kilometers from Indicators through Whale Bay and into Manu Bay on the...

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Manu Bay is the inside section of New Zealand's famous Raglan point system—a long, peeling left that extends the ride from Indicators down to the harbor. The wave is slightly more...

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The longest, fastest and most critical of Raglan's three left points: a heavy outside take-off into a hollow section, then long walls down a straight boulder point that the...

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The middle of Raglan's three lefts, over boulders. It has the most bite on smaller swells, when it breaks close to the rocks; in bigger swell it either lines up with Indicators...

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St Clair is cold water surfing at its most rewarding—Dunedin's main beach break exposed to the roaring forties, where consistent southern swells meet dedicated locals in 5mm...

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Exposed beach on the city side of the Otago Peninsula, east of Lawyers Head. Reliable on a south swell with a north offshore and rarely crowded.

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Consistent city beach running east from St Clair, with lefts and rights on south swell and a NNW offshore. A little more sheltered and less crowded than St Clair.

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Back Beach is New Plymouth's punchy daily driver—a powerful beach break with shifting sandbars that produces surprising force for its size. The volcanic black sand creates steep,...

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Fitzroy Beach is New Plymouth's barrel factory—a popular beach break near the city's East End that produces excellent hollow waves when offshore winds align with the right banks....

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Nationally significant reef and river-mouth peak at New Plymouth, where offshore reefs focus swell onto the river delta; the right is the favoured wave, the left runs up the...

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Heavy, sucky right that breaks close to the rocks off the tip of the Huriawa Peninsula and runs toward the Waikouaiti River mouth. Needs a solid NE-E swell; the Otago Peninsula...

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Hollow rights on the Waikouaiti River-mouth bar inside the point. Nationally significant (with The Point). The bar is fickle and needs a good dose of east in the swell; when it...

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Shallow left reef off the end of O'Neills Avenue between Takapuna and Milford: a quick, steep drop and the odd cover-up at low tide. Always packed and competitive. It works best...

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Reef peak in front of the Takapuna boat ramp: the right shoulders off, and the trickier left sucks over shallow rocks before spinning down about 50 m of reef. N-E swell; a busy,...

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Long, meandering right over reef and sand that longboarders love: mellow, cutback-friendly walls in SE-S swell, faster and hollower in NE-E swell, which suits it best. A long...

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Variable reef-and-sand peak north of Makorori Point that breaks both ways and is one of the most consistently surfable waves in the region, for intermediates up; Red Bus, a fast...

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Nationally significant boulder-reef platform just north of Stent Road: a short right and a longer left peeling NE, favoured in smaller waves and sheltered in SE winds. It is...

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Nationally significant left along a subtidal reef platform just south of Stent Road; a slow peel that usually needs bigger swell, high tide and a SE wind. The least surfed of the...

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Raglan is New Zealand's most celebrated surf destination, a series of volcanic point breaks that peel along black sand beaches on the North Island's rugged west coast. The main...

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Piha is New Zealand's most iconic surf beach—a dramatic sweep of black iron sand framed by the distinctive Lion Rock formation on Auckland's wild west coast. The beach produces...

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Stent Road is Taranaki's crown jewel—a world-class right-hand point break that ranks among New Zealand's finest waves. The setup delivers everything: a hollow drop-in, a barrel...

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Mount Maunganui is the Bay of Plenty's consistent cornerstone—an east-facing beach break that enjoys a natural advantage over New Zealand's west coast spots: prevailing offshore...

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Whangamata Bar is New Zealand's most celebrated beach break left—a river mouth wave on the Coromandel Peninsula that transforms into a world-class barrel machine when cyclone...

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Wainui Beach is Gisborne's answer to Hossegor—a powerful, hollow beach break that produces some of New Zealand's best barrels when conditions align. The beach faces east,...

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Mangamaunu is Kaikoura's most consistent reward—a fun right-hander that benefits from a deepwater trench funneling swell directly into its boulder bottom setup. Set against the...

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Taylors Mistake is Christchurch's premier surf beach—a sheltered bay on the Banks Peninsula that produces quality left and right peaks when the banks align and offshore winds...

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Muriwai Beach is Auckland's most accessible consistent wave—an exposed west coast beach break that receives equal doses of wind swell and groundswell year-round. The surf schools...

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Opoutama is Mahia Peninsula's mellow gem—a beginner-friendly beach break that produces soft, fat waves perfect for learners and longboarders seeking an uncrowded alternative to...

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Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay is the East Coast's shape-shifting canvas—a long stretch of beach and reef breaks where the constantly moving sandbars ensure no two sessions are ever quite...

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Sandbar peaks along the beach north of the Otago Harbour mole, shaped by wave focusing over the harbour's ebb-tidal delta and dredge-spoil mounds. The middle of the beach is the...

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Big-wave reef off Skeleton Point near Kings Rock: a long barrelling right and a heavier, dredging left that start at about 3 m and are ridden at 6-12 m, towed or paddled....

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Punchy A-frames over boulders and sand north of Kaikoura township; the most consistent wave on the Kaikoura coast and nationally significant. Picks up almost any swell; SE is...

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Powerful right point and river mouth in front of the Kahutara River bridge, south of Kaikoura. Late drops then a long right on big SE swells; best in winter. Heavy shore dump,...

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Sand bar at the Mangawhai Harbour entrance with lefts and rights that hold from small to about 3.7 m faces; the council rates the bar 10 for quality. Busy, especially in summer....

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Reef round the cliffs at the south end of Long Bay on the North Shore: a fun left over a spongy, kina-covered reef with small barrel sections, and a right round a rock outcrop...

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Tufts of reef at the south end of Milford Beach hold the sand in place, so lefts and rights peel instead of closing out like the rest of the beach; it turns sucky and fast in a...

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Down-the-line walling right off the Whakatane river mouth that holds a big swell but needs a large NE-E swell to turn on; a short, hollow left runs into the river. Paddle out the...

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A world-class set of left and right reef breaks around Tuamotu Island off Sponge Bay that handle big swell and work in a wide range of conditions; reached by paddling, or walking...

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Excellent reef peak at Blacks, on the right as you drive toward Mahia township: the rights run hollower and longer, the lefts turn up in more SE-E swell, and there is a fun barrel...

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Long, skinny finger of rock on the Mahia Peninsula's east side that turns powerful and hollow down its eastern flank: the outside breaks square, very shallow and fast, for barrel...

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Powerful right point near Waikokopu that opens with a barrelling take-off into long, dynamic walls and handles plenty of size in a S swell; reached by a long paddle from the ruins...

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East-facing beach with rocky points and several punchy peaks at the north end of the Catlins. Works on SE to SSE swell with W to WSW winds at any tide, and suits beginners through...

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Long crescent beach next to Curio Bay with several peaks, bigger at the north end and gentler toward the south, where a surf school runs lessons. Works on SW to SE swell with a...

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