State Highway 45 around Taranaki is dubbed ‘The Surf Highway’ due to the vast number of surf breaks wrapping this corner of the North Island. I can see that with the right conditions there is 100 km’s of coastline to surf…most probably on your own.
I’ve got a nasty south-west gale terrorizing the area today, limiting surf options to just a protected few. Right out front of where I am staying is really the best-protected corner break, called ‘Campsites’. There’s a little rip bowl feeding a windy right, it’s around head high and got a few nice sections on it. The water is a bit cool, most wear 3/3 with hoods. Booties and gloves not really required. In summer, for a few months of the year you can get away with a vest and boardies! Winter is when it pumps here though…then you’d need some serious rubber coverage.
Taranaki reminds me of Margaret River WA. Farms and country waves – the only difference is there’s a huge mountain towering over the coast called Mount Taranaki, which I haven’t seen yet as it’s been smothered with clouds. Tonight I am gonna climb it or around it to try and catch a glimpse of the peak. Gonna be chilly with howling winds!
I hear the weather has been amazing back in Sydney. Enjoy.
Later,
:: uge
Amazing weather in Sydney?
Hasn’t rained for about 4 months! Not something to be cheering about in my book.
It rained the other day here in Coogee. Sorry to hear you didn’t get a good enough dose, Jon.
I hope those cloudy, rainy days ‘brighten your day’ soon.
A few millimetres in Coogee is not going to solve the problem Joan.
Just hoping for some normal weather – not endless dry!
Old trees are defoliating from lack of rain /our parks (unirrigated)are like straw crispy to walk on ….we seriously need rain …the coast can survive from the oceans moisture offset but these drought periods show how our native vegetation is adapted for it….have you noticed how many parrot species are around the coast at present?? The old saying when it looks like it will rain but doesn’t your in drought.More h20 and less uv would cheer a lot more up!!