Global Surfers surf travel spot guide with wave swell forecasts

Type

Fun 

Direction

left and right 

Suitable for

Intermediate 

Lenght of ride

50-100 meters lenght 

Crowds

a busy crowd 

Localism

Average 

Best wind direction

south-west  

Tide

low 

Hazards

Tourists, blow-ins.. 

Description

Mount Main beach has many moods, mostly average,fun ,to super-fun waves..Faces north and is offshore from SW to SE and is open to swell from N to E(big SE swells wrap in from around the east cape also). Can be fickle in winter months May-December, though if there is swell, the SW winter trade can produce the goods. These winter months generally produce short lived windswell conditions which consist of mod/strong onshore winds followed by moderate/strong offshores which generally produce good fun beachbreak waves for short periods. With summer comes the tropical weather patterns and storms that can produce excellent quality surf usually during the months of Dec through to April(generally the cyclones that send swell to the Gold Coast Australia pass the northern tip of New Zealand and send swell to its north and east facing beaches). The summers trade winds are generally seabreezes(NE)so get out early before they arrive. But be aware that with summer comes the summer crowds(however when it does get over 10 feet faces, things start to thin out).Its a low tide spot with the most consistent wave at the eastern end of the beach called the the Blowhole, which is a fun and sometimes classic right hand sandbar-break which on its day produces a ride of about 50-150 metres.There is also an easy access to this break along Moturiki Island, which is a rip\channel that runs through the inside of the break near the take-off spot(which makes for heavy crowding also). There are good lefts and right all the way to the west towards the surf club also. And always respect the locals!!!!!and the land!!