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Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander
English (Translate this text in English): Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander
English (Translate this text in English): Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander
English (Translate this text in English): Helicopter or boat to Stewart island, head to south-south-east Stewart, no noticeable landmarks nearby so helicopter over the bays till you see an epic lefthander
DistanceSurf trip
WalkGood walk (15-30 mn)
Easy to find?Hard to find
Public access?Don't know
Special accessPaddle > 20mn or Boat
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Sabers
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionLeft
BottomReef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthEast
Good wind directionNorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionDon't know
Best tide movementDon't know
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Webcam url
Dangers
- Urchins
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Sharks
Additional Information
Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!
English (Translate this text in English): Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!
English (Translate this text in English): Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!
English (Translate this text in English): Quite hollow with a really heavy lip, absolutely un-surfable by a stand ups, bodyboarders only. can get really fast but rim of bowl excellent for airs.
Dont surf this unless your amazingly good or crazy!!
Atmosphere
there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.
English (Translate this text in English): there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.
English (Translate this text in English): there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.
English (Translate this text in English): there is no atmosphere here because of the absolute lack of people, you should really only be feeling fear of getting hit on rocks.
General
I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!
English (Translate this text in English): I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!
English (Translate this text in English): I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!
English (Translate this text in English): I would never dream of surfing this spot and its only cause my bulk rich dad owns a helicopter and a boat that I've seen it!!
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