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Ruakaka River Mouth ( ID ruakaka_river_mouth )
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Oceania |
| Country: |
New Zealand |
| Next Big City (Airport): |
Auckland, Whangarei |
| Next Town: |
Ruakaka |
| Latitude: |
-35.9027 |
| Longitude: |
174.461 |
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Type: | - Ocean
- River Mouth
| Rider Ability: - Beginner
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| Good for: | - Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
| Features: - Shop
- Toilet
- Parking
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Type: | - Shallow
- Flat
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
| Hazards: - None
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| Quality: | - Clean
| Best Tide: - High Tide
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Flat water on the inside at high tide. Great waves on the bar on the outside.
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Type: | - Sand
| Size: - Big
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| Hazards: | - None
| Beach crowds: - None
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Beautiful white sand beach for kms in each direction.
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Spring: | - Normal Wetsuit
| Summer: - Shorts
- Shorty
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| Fall: | - Normal Wetsuit
| Winter: - Normal Wetsuit
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The water is cool in winter, 3/2 wetsuit recommended, warm in summer, shorty or board shorts only.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
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Best Months: | - January
- February
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- April
| Wind Type: - Frontal Winds
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| Best Direction: | No Information | Main Direction: No Information |
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Good wind all year round, best January to April, cyclone season.
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Transport: | - Car
| Access: - Short Walk
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Drive south from Whangarei and get to Ruakaka. Here drive to the river mouth.
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The sand dunes each side of the river mouth are a wildlife area - do not walk on the dunes or drive on the beach.
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Waipu Pizza barn 10 min drive south has cheap beer and VERY good wood fired oven pizza.
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