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Whangamata Bar

Break
Rivermouth
Skill level
Intermediate to advanced
Best season
Summer to autumn
Crowds
High
Swell
NE, E
Wind
SW, W

Hazards

Famous rivermouth bar at the south end of Whangamata Harbour. Long, fast left-hand walls when the bar lines up - one of NZ's classic waves.

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