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Originally posted by: bionic chronic
wow spud thats amazing, at west end it woud have been mush. Low tide is hollow for port ohope, got some good waves in when i was a boy
kiddies corner
Originally posted by: krank
Who here has surfed port waikato reef? while I was down there today i went for a walk and had a look. Out the back it looks like a very serious wave.
Too heavy for s0ftc0cks like you.
Negative, Im hitting it next time it be on.
holds a good size that reef aye? think i saw it on the news a while back.
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was that 1 2 or 3 only 3 2 air
Originally posted by: XP8X
At least that Dawn Patrol is looking very promising for Sunday with high tide at 6am and 5ft swell with a light offshore forecast.
The early bird catches the worm. Here's hoping.
well its almost sunday andrew &wats up dock
woops,.,.,dork
here, hoping mr hill ride ya ya maggy
Port Reef is prob the best wave on the west coast, there's a fine line between it breaking and getting mega heavy. Don't get stuck in the impact zone.
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my biggest question was where do you get back in? kranks right though, got potential, but there was alot of water moving down the point yesterday
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yeah west end is kiddies corner jelly, all the sticks go there so why on earth your grinning is beyond me..your a stupid stick as well
*edited 10 Jan 2010 12:27
dont worry BC, jellys surfed chch's crap beaches for 29 years. He even thinks a closeout with 50-80 kooks on it is good times
I heard someone say once out in the water that port is usually slightly smaller then say piha/murawai. SAy by about 1-2ft. Any truth in this?
you just paddle in round the point like a girl or find what looks to be a gap in the rocks and hope snap
Last time i found a "gap" my fin plug got ripped out tho.
Its a pretty fun wave tho like marko says can get quite evil, but id say its easier to surf when a bit bigger as you can sit a touch wider
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Originally posted by: jelly
well its almost sunday andrew &wats up dock
Went out. Was solid 6ft at first light. Dropped right off to 4ft+ in the two hours I was in the water. Got maybe 3 waves, all pretty shyt, coped about 10 heavy ones (Piha heavy, you know... not fun at all, near death experiences). Not my session. Worst surf I've had in ages.
There were a few guys out the ripping, and the bar was on as the tide dropped. It was crowded though (when I first got in I was the 4th guy out, within half an hour there were 50, no bs). I just couldn't buy a wave.
Got to have a bad one every now and then to make the great sessions more memorable, right?
Originally posted by: turtle
I heard someone say once out in the water that port is usually slightly smaller then say piha/murawai. SAy by about 1-2ft. Any truth in this?
The d-low on Port Waikato Reef:
SIZE: Does tend to be smaller than Piha, but not by much. 1ft maybe, so if Piha is 6ft and maxing, Port Reef will be holding and probably firing on all cylinders.
If it's only 4-5ft at Piha, don't bother with Port Reef. It will only be 3-3.5ft, and it needs more size before it really becomes a wave worth surfing (below 4ft it is has a ledgy take off but then gets super fat and slow).
GETTING IN: You can paddle around (but you really don't want to - jelly arms will not be your friend).
Last time we went I just jumped off the rocks right in front of the reef and paddled for my life. You need booties though, cause its pretty sharp. There is a beachie part about half way around to the reef which you can get in at as well. There are some pretty shallow rocks so watch your fins on paddle out wherever you get in.
Other Options: Try Port Waikato main beach. It has some wicked banks at mid-low tide sometimes, and often has a wave off the rock in front of the carpark at high tide. These are often great quality waves, often favoured by the locals above the reef.
WAVE OF CONSEQUENCE? Yes
HOLD SIZE? SO I've heard, but I've never seen it above 5ft+ so can't confirm first hand. Given it doesn't come into it's own until it gets to 4-5ft I'm pretty sure it would hold more size.
Have fun on that one Krank. It's a good wave. Lock your car though and avoid any groups of locals walking the beach with baseball bats. They are trouble. They're the only reason I don't frequent the place more.
it was prob bigger than 6foot almost yesterday on the real solid sets, very hard to call the size though with no one out.
the beachy was good fun yesterday, havent seen a lift in swell like yesterday for a while.
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heavier than whale bay?
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the beachy or reef? i'd say there both heavier. youd have to get parker to confirm this.
whale bay is def better than the beachy though, whether it's better than the reef or not I can't confirm either way
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you werent meant to bite at that snap that was a baited hook for xp8
surfed the beachy heaps on its day i reckon could be more fun than whale - check my face book for some photos of a a good right that was there for a while
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Chairman of the sub 1000
Link?
i surfed the inside point once at about 3-4ft..was a pretty good wave.
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photos for snapper i could prob put some up here tho
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Snob
just search Jabin on facebook think im the only on in NZ
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Chairman of the sub 1000
Will do
i bet, you need the mates
Ive never had problems with locals at port they seem pretty laxed despite their intimidating look 
Even though the reef doesnt start to get good until 5ft + I think I wanna try it on like a 3-4ft day first. I also rate the beachy I got some sick waves there the other day and It sure has a lot better banks then dirty old piha and usually less people in the water. From lowtide to high tide the swell sure got noticably bigger is that to do with the set up and the headland i wonder??
yeah ive never had a problem with the locals either most are pretty friendly if you take the time to talk to them,
The reef is still fun at 2ft krank had it a couple of small days and its good breaks quite close to dry rock but nothing too bad and seems deeper than i thought as never hit the bottom.
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how come all the profile pics have gone?
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XXIst sentry scribe
scratch that...
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*edited 11 Jan 2010 21:12
I've been thinking and for as long as I can remember there has been a decent swell come through our EC in about the 3rd week of January. For the last 3-4 years I've been in the Coro and scored it.
I'll be up here this year, will it turn on or not?
There's a glimmer of hope on the forecasts
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www.finaltouch.co.nz Keeping your car shiny so that you can impress the ladies in the car park.
More than likely building swell krank. It fires on the low.
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Originally posted by: Father Ted
*edited 11 Jan 2010 21:12
I've been thinking and for as long as I can remember there has been a decent swell come through our EC in about the 3rd week of January. For the last 3-4 years I've been in the Coro and scored it.
I'll be up here this year, will it turn on or not?
There's a glimmer of hope on the forecasts
I have never seen it this flat in 10 years. Yesterday and today finally broke the drought in the BOP but that's because it was a north/northwest swell which misses the Coro.
Touch wood something comes along because it's been pathetic since the start of October.
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Looking at the long term charts I reckon we're in for a change in the weather patterns. Looking like some NE swell early next week. Still some more south swell set-ups though to continue Welly's golden run!
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Former Surf.Co Official Rark Judge.
You guys need some serious Christchurch action, it's been firing down here for, oh, about a year?
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BP, methinks there is a break that might need checking Sat/Sun.
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yeah im thinking theres several spots to check if this eventuates. still shortish period at 10-12sec but 4 days of offshores is almost unheard of here
This is shoreboys, not mainlanders anonymous!
you got paypal sirfer? i'll send you 50c
how about you f*ck off and die instead?
Look at you sirfer, as mad as a BC, rarked.
Auckland sux it really really sux.
Originally posted by: sir feroh no hope the internet police arent watching
how about you f*ck off and die instead?
Originally posted by: bionic chronicits all 2 easy aye BC
Look at you sirfer, as mad as a BC, rarked.
Don't flatter yourself BP
You couldn't rark a group of test rarkees at the rark factory.
Originally posted by: brighton_pumps
I am a sphincter-pirating rock ape
It was an invitation, not a threat
*edited 13 Jan 2010 10:47
Originally posted by: sir fer
Don't flatter yourself BP
You couldn't rark a group of test rarkees at the rark factory.
yet u needed 2 replies.as long as your here i wont need the rark factory. its like shooting fish in a barrel but easier. now dance monkey dance
Yeah, you make looking stupid seem like childs play...
obviously no mirrors at your place sirfer
I bet you work hard at it though. It can't be easy and no one is born that way.
nice facebook page steve
Yep, keep up the hard work, you are succeeding!
someone bite someones ear off!
If tyson was a member of this BB im sure he would love to.
word up shore boys in crankn
Why did the lion get lost?
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Former Surf.Co Official Rark Judge.
no lion is lost spud, settle down mate. Now, hows the surf been?
It's a joke. Don't you want to hear the punch-line? As for the surf it was Eastbourne (inner harbour) on Saturday and Houghton Bay on Sunday.
Anyway, Why did the lion get lost?
(Answer in Ali-G accent...) "Because Jungle is Massive!"
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Former Surf.Co Official Rark Judge.
oh dear oh dear.
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Chairman of the sub 1000
dam spud I knew it was a joke and it was gonna be cheeze haha