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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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Newcastle - The Groper
Australia, NSW, Newcastle
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well you go to nobby's beach (if you don't know how to get there you are a idiot) and it is straight out to your right. 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 groper
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionRight
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, South, SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Dangers
- Urchins
- Rocks
Additional Information
well when you jump of the rocks raedy to paddle out watch for sea urchins as i've steeped ona few myself. just leave your car at nobb's it is pretty safe there.how to surf is pretty easy when you get to become familiar with it it starts off with a surge and you go forward for about 10 metres then it sucks up into a hollowist wave it is quite good.
Atmosphere
groper is hell as i said the surge to the wave is amazing it produces the biggest air bowl at end of wave the atmosphere is great everybody on the beach just watches you unleash on the wave it rocks on.
General
personally i think it is the best spot in newy (even better than Harbour,pilo's,moon island) it is a great surfing spot.
Author: the man Contributors (1)
Comments
By Anonymous , 24-06-2006
idiot - yo habib that pic is of shark island not groper and that is my mate NOT YOU YA TERRIST
By Elf , 06-06-2006
What happened to it? - The Groper used to be a great wave when it was on, depending on swell direction and tide, it could break well from 3 to 8ft+. On a big southerly swell, The Groper and Merewether were often the only two waves in the city holding it and it could also hold up nicely in a moderate to large north swell. But somethings happened out there, it always breaks shit on a big swell now and only ever seems to hold a short 2ft suck on the reef.
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By Tate , 05-03-2009
New vs old - 25 years ago things were alot different. Yes things have changed at the groper. It doesn't have the ability to hold BIG stuff any more. I've surfed it over 300-500 times between 1975 and 1988 and had some awesome sessions there. Surge rock used to handle up to 8ft, with 30mtrs of barrel section after an elevator shaft take-off. Me and a couple of mates had the place sussed to the point where no waves went unridden and if you were not in our crew... forget about it. It was definately newys answer to shark Island. Now the place is crawling with lids.. so I've fucked off to Tassie. Adios old friend, you young dudes commenting now have got no idea. This place was epic.