The spots
4 spotsMakorori
Long beach immediately north of Wainui with several reef-and-sand peaks. Quality lefts at the south end on solid easterly swells.
Sponge Bay
Short, hollow right reef just south of central Gisborne. A bodyboard favourite for its fast, barrelling sections.
Tatapouri
Right-hand point north of Makorori with mellow, walling sections on solid east swells.
Wainui Beach (Gisborne)
Gisborne's main surf beach - long, sandy and consistent with several distinct peaks (Pines, Stockroute, Whales). Home of NZ's eas...