Cape Palliser

Raspberries

Raspberries is a left hand point break, out near the end of Cape Palliser, before you get to Black Rocks. There are several breaks on the same point with different names for each wave, Raspberries, Little Ning Nong, Big Ning Nong and Craps. Little Ning Nong is the Left point closer to shore, with Raspberries even closer on the inside, Craps is the A frame on the point, and Big Ning Nong is the Outer Reef which breaks on big swells. Raspberries is a good quality, long wave with several sections to play with, better on a higher tide.  best for intermediate to expert surfers.

Big Ning Nong

Big Ning Nong is a left hand point break, out near the end of Cape Palliser, before you get to Black Rocks. There are several breaks on the same point with different names for each wave, Raspberries, Little Ning Nong, Big Ning Nong and Craps.  Little Ning Nong is the Left point closer to shore, with Raspberries even closer on the inside, Craps is the A frame on the point, and Big Ning Nong is the Outer Reef which breaks on big swells. Big Ning Nong is the Big Left hander out the back past Craps, that only works on a big swell, over about 6ft.

Little Ning Nong

Little Ning Nong is a left hand point break, out near the end of Cape Palliser, before you get to Black Rocks. There are several breaks on the same point with different names for each wave, Raspberries, Little Ning Nong, Big Ning Nong and Craps. Little Ning Nong is the Left point closer to shore, with Raspberries even closer on the inside, Craps is the A frame on the point, and Big Ning Nong is the Outer Reef which breaks on big swells. Little Ning Nong is a good quality, long wave with several sections to play with, better on a higher tide.  best for intermediate to expert surfers.

Craps

Craps is a A frame peak on the point of Cape Palliser, before you get to Black Rocks. There are several breaks on the same point with different names for each wave, Raspberries, Little Ning Nong, Big Ning Nong and Craps. Craps is the A frame peak off the end of the point, with Little Ning Nong and Raspberries are the left handers on the inside, and Big Ning Nong is the Outer Reef which breaks on big swells. Craps offers both right and left handers.

Whatarangi Point Outer Reef

Whatarangi Outer Reef is just north of the Whatarangi village where the big cliffs meet the coast, and features a left hand point break and a outer reef peak when the swells big. The left hand point it a good, fast, long wave with several sections to play with. When its big the outer reef peak starts working, with both right and left handers, a big powerful wave with a long paddle out to it. Best for intermediate to expert surfers.

Whatarangi Point Station

Whatarangi Point Station is a left hand point break off the rocks, otherwise known as Whata Point Station. The wave get peel along giving long rides, with a good wall and several sections to work with. Good for intermediate to expert surfers. 

Lake Ferry

Lake Ferry is a shingle beach with an A frame peak at the mouth from Lake Onoke. Best on a higher tide, It produces a sucky, gnarly barrel, with a hollow take off. Both left and right handers on offer. Advanced to Expert surfs only. Is a fairly in-consistant break, so check the reports and pick your day.

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