Surfing Anawhata Beach
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Rating: 5 (9 votes)

Anawhata Beach Surf spot guide

 
Type
Ordinary 
Direction
left and right 
Suitable for
Expert 
Lenght of ride
short 
Crowds
an empty line-up 
Localism
Not found here 
Best wind direction
east ,north east  
Tide
low 
Hazards
There is a large rock seperating the two halves of the beach, the south half is extremely dangerous and full of holes and rips, whilst the north half has only 1 rip at the northen most end.  
Description

Its a steep walk to the beach and it is very remote. There is a large rock seperating the beach, The north end has the occasional tubing wave at the northenmost end. There is a strong longshore drift going north toward the rip so watch out.

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Pictures

  • Anawhata Beach,West Coast,looking south ,extreme rock on right of this pic shows Keyhole Rock, and next to this connected to headland is Fisherman's Rock, a popular fishing platform. photo by Denis Wilford.2003
  • View from Rose Track, on Auckland's Waitakere Coast,Parera Bay,Anawhata Beach and Key Hole Rock. Photo by NC.
  • Anawhata Beach looking towards the North part of Beach and the point of Paeroa Bay. Taken 2005 by myself, Stephen French, a visitor and tramper at Anawhata on the west coast of
  • I took this at the beginning of the year from the house half way down the hill. It shows North Beach, Ballpoint, and creek.


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