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Little Waihi

Little Waihi is a river mouth beach break on a sandy beach, located near Maketu at the mouth of the Waihi Estuary. The main river mouth break is a left hander, producing powerful, hollow barrels. There are also several peaks along the beach to choose from, with both right and left handers. Leave this one to the experts.

Pukehina Beach

Pukehina beach is a beach break on a sandy beach, located south of Tauranga. There are several peaks along the beach to choose from, with both right and left handers. The wave is punchy and fun. Suitable for all levels of surfer.

Matata

Matata is a beach break on a sandy beach, located along the stretch of coast north of Matata. There are several peaks along this stretch of  beach to choose from, with both right and left handers. The wave is punchy and fun. Suitable for all levels of surfer.

Ragitaiki

Rangitaiki is a beach break on a sand beach, located at the mouth of the Rangitaiki River. There are several peaks at the river mouth and along the beach towards the airport to choose from, with both right and left handers. The wave is punchy and hollow, good fun. Suitable for intermediate to expert surfers.

Whakatane

Whakatane Beach is a sandy beach break located in the coastal area of Whakatane. There are several peaks along the beach to choose from with both right and left-handers. The wave is punchy and hollow - good fun. Suitable for all levels of surfer.

Whakatane Heads

Whakatane Heads is a right hand point river mouth break on a sand beach, located on the west side of the mouth to the Whakatane River. You need to paddle across the river mouth to get to the break, be careful as theres strong currents and boats passing through. This is a top quality right hand break which is very popular, so know the rules and respect the locals. The wave is fast and hollow, great performance wave with long rides. Suitable for advanced to expert surfers.

Torere

Torere is a right hand point on a shingle/stoney beach, located at the north end of the beach at Torere. Torere requires a big swell to get working which is fairly rare. The wave is wally and long. Suitable for intermediate to expert surfers.

Hawai

Hawai is a right hand point on a shingle/stoney beach, located at the north end of the beach at Hawai. The wave is fast and hollow with good barrels and a nice long ride. Suitable for intermediate to expert surfers.

Whituare Bay

Whituare Bay is a right hand point on a shingle/stoney beach, located just north of Hawai, also known as Maraenui. The bay produces a good quality right hand point. The wave wally but fat with several sections to play with and nice long rides. Good mal wave. Suitable for intermediate to expert surfers.

Motu River

Motu River mouth is a right hand point on a shingle/stoney river mouth, located just north of Houpoto and south of Whitianga Bay. The wave is a good quality right hander which produces hollow barrels and peels along for long rides. Suitable for advanced to expert surfers.

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