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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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 Waipatiki

New Zealand, New Zealand NI, Napier

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 39° 18.114' S
Longitude: 176° 58.621' E

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DistanceDay trip

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 Surf Spot Characteristics

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityNormal

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencyRegular

Wave

TypeBeach-break

DirectionRight and left

BottomSandy

PowerHollow, Ordinary

Normal lengthShort (< 50m)

Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast, East, NorthEast

Good wind directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest

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

Best tide positionAll tides

Best tide movementRising and falling tides

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Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdFew surfers

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typical beach break also has a reef at southern end of beach

English (Translate this text in English): typical beach break also has a reef at southern end of beach

English (Translate this text in English): typical beach break also has a reef at southern end of beach

English (Translate this text in English): typical beach break also has a reef at southern end of beach

Author: shaun collister Contributors (1)

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By gravey , 25-03-2005

hey brah - indy;just paddling out at waipatiki is total comitment brahRibey; can't just call time out and stroll back into the beach.totally awesome by far best hot chicks at this beach,oooh yeah....off to hawaii after some solid big days in kiwiland

By anonymous , 04-12-2004

- OK SPot but wouldn't call it the best surf beach in the bay by a long shot!!

By anonymous , 04-08-2004

ah waipatiki... - who among napier surfers has not had an epic session or two at waipatiki? ah the breaks we surfed as groms!

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