Art deco city surf done in a day: Awatoto's shingle-bank peaks just south of Napier, then around the bay to Te Awanga where the rivermouth shapes proper walls with Cape Kidnappers on the horizon. Short drives, easy parking, wineries on the way home.
Day 1 is today. Forecast refreshes every 3 hours.
Hawke's Bay · 3hr session
Morning at the shingle banks by the rivermouth, ten minutes from the city. Quick-draining beach, so the wave has surprising punch for the Bay.
Hawke's Bay · 3hr session
Twenty minutes around the coast. The Maraetotara rivermouth bank lines up lefts and rights on a south swell, with the gannets of Cape Kidnappers commuting overhead.
Aotearoa Surf can help with lessons, board hire and accommodation across most North Island routes. Get in touch for a guided run of any of these trips.
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