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Sponge Bay

Break: Reef
Skill level: Advanced
Best season: Autumn to winter
Crowds: Medium
Swell: NE, E
Wind: W, SW
Location: -38.6942, 178.0578

Hazards

Shallow reef
Rocks

Short, hollow right reef just south of central Gisborne. A bodyboard favourite for its fast, barrelling sections.

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