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 Hickory Bay

New Zealand, New Zealand SI, NE Coast

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 43° 46.66' S
Longitude: 173° 6.54' E

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 Access

follow signs for hickory bay, park at the farm, walk through the cow paddock.

English (Translate this text in English): follow signs for hickory bay, park at the farm, walk through the cow paddock.

English (Translate this text in English): follow signs for hickory bay, park at the farm, walk through the cow paddock.

English (Translate this text in English): follow signs for hickory bay, park at the farm, walk through the cow paddock.

DistanceTake a car

WalkShort walk (5-15 mn)

Easy to find?OK

Public access?

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityRegional Classic

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencyRegular

Wave

TypeBeach-break

DirectionRight and left

BottomSandy

PowerPowerful, Fun

Normal lengthShort (< 50m)

Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast

Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast

Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+

Best tide positionAll tides

Best tide movementRising and falling tides

More details

Week crowdFew surfers

Week-end crowdFew surfers

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Dangers

- Rips / undertow
- Rocks

 Additional Information

Atmosphere

Nice fun wave, good place to surf when cristchurch is not getting the south swell.

English (Translate this text in English): Nice fun wave, good place to surf when cristchurch is not getting the south swell.

English (Translate this text in English): Nice fun wave, good place to surf when cristchurch is not getting the south swell.

English (Translate this text in English): Nice fun wave, good place to surf when cristchurch is not getting the south swell.

General

enjoyable, serene

English (Translate this text in English): enjoyable, serene

English (Translate this text in English): enjoyable, serene

English (Translate this text in English): enjoyable, serene

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Hickory bay
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Hickory bay
New Zealand

Hickory bay
New Zealand

Hickory bay
New Zealand

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By Anonymous , 28-10-2007

Hickery - PS....What's with the complaints about the state of the access. THe beauty of Hickery is that it is rugged and isolated, a wee bit of a mission. That's why it rarely gets crowded. Don't complain so much...it's a trade-off for having the line-up to yourself

By Anonymous , 28-10-2007

Hickery - Have surfed hickery about five times, size ranged from 2 ft to some 8 ft sets today! A damn fine beachbreak if your asking me, barrels to be had, a bit of power. Was closing out today though, and the sets were just chunky and gnarly. Like the sign there says, 'fat magnet for fags' and 'no ugly chicks' haha

By R Chapman , 17-09-2007

Hickory Bay - I first surfed Hickory 19years ago at that time only a handfull of people knew about the place, i lived a few bays away at pigeon bay for a couple of years and surfed Hickory several times a week on my own. I've seen some of the widest barrels, the take off sometimes there is almost an unmakable platform, when it gets really big deep in the left corner is evil huge big axeing lefts on the massive south swells. The lefts in the corner are mechanical and you can go ballistic on your backhand. Looking back now i'm extremely surprised i never saw a shark when i surfed 2years there on my own 3-4times a week, but i definitley believe that great whites would visit the bay regulary- so definitley risky surfing there on youre own.
I've also had the next bay over (Goughs) really good on the right conditions, also very sharky feel about it, theres so much marine life around the peninsula.

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