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When the winds turn to the N/NE in the spring/summer, head for Opunake, a town of 1,600 people that hosts a good beach break and several nearby, killer spots. These waves are very consistent, but usually quite messy with onshore winds. Low tide is better.
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28%
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This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
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