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Papatowai holds some of New Zealand's biggest waves, where tow-in teams and experienced paddlers try to ride the long barrelling right or lethal, ledging left.
Big boils and tendrils of kelp add to the stress of this hellmen only wave. There's also some beachbreak at Tahakopa Bay.
Long paddle or jetski ride
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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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