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Meatworks (Kaikoura)

Break: Point
Skill level: Intermediate to advanced
Best season: Autumn to winter
Crowds: Medium
Swell: E, NE, S
Wind: SW, W
Location: -42.3556, 173.7039

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Cold

Long, walling right-hand point break south of Kaikoura. Slightly heavier than Mangamaunu and a benchmark South Island wave.

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