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Ahipara

Break: Beach
Skill level: Intermediate
Best season: Autumn to winter
Crowds: Low
Swell: SW, W
Wind: E
Location: -35.1697, 173.1589

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Township at the south end of Ninety Mile Beach. Long stretches of sand with peaky banks and Shipwreck just around the corner.

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