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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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The Bend
Australia, NSW, Central
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 33° 26.588' S |
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Go to Terrigal Beach car park and walk along the beach towards Wamberal in front of the lake there about 50 metres from the car park. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Terrigal
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyRegular
Wave
TypeSand-bar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthEast, NorthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising tide
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Localism
Additional Information
Good break when the wind, tides and swell are all perfect. When it's about 3-4 foot it's more of a boogers wave, but when the swell is a decent size get the stand up out cause it gets pretty snazzy. Stand up barrels everywhere.
Atmosphere
Your brains goin so fast you can't think of an atmosphere. When there's swell it keeps comin, very consistent when there's swell.
General
Does break often but a lot of people go down to surf later in the day when the winds up which makes it pathetic. So go early when its good conditions.
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Comments
By sam hurst , 02-12-2006
im a local charger - i charge terrigal everyday and no1 snakes me cuz im so gud on my bodyboard...tezz is like the best on the coast for surfing its so much heavyer then shark island
By anonymous , 28-12-2005
boogers - pretty cool beach good waves nice atmosphere nice barrels somedays.
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By Anonymous , 09-06-2007
No Title - the last guy who said the bend is da best on da coast is an idiot its good sumdays. a fun wave but alot of the time its either small or just closeouts, but 2day gezz there was a storm i swear i saw a 15ftter out there only one guy out there, me and bout 30 othe ppl went out da point big waves but good.