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Spot Guide
About Wellington
Visiting Wellington
Map of locationsWellington Spots
Plimmerton
Kio Bay
Shark Bay
Seatoun Beach
Worser Bay
Lyall Bay
Eastbourne
Petone
Pauatahanui
Kapiti
Titahi Bay
Wairarapa Spots
Didis
Dumps
Lake Ferry
Lake Wairarapa
Ning Nong
Tora
Lobster Point
Whatarangi Point
Road Trips
Ningnong
Dumps
Whats it like?
Dumps is a barren point that picks up the biggest swell on the Palliser coast. The rest of the coast might be completely flat, but there is still a chance of a logo high wave running here. The point is crossshore in a S or SE. There is a channel to the left of the major rocks in the middle of the bay. The break is upwind about 100 meters. Pointbreak, lefthander, porttack wavesailing. When it is on the wave is a very smooth, clean wave. In a big swell, High Tide is best, in a small swell, lowish tide seems to work better. This spot has become legendary after the whole Wellington crew scored it perfectly. 20 sailors out made it just about crowded, but considering you'll have it for your own the rest of the year, thats probably ok.When is it on?
All southerlies and northerlies, Best in SSE
How do I get there?
Keep on going past Whatarangi for about 2-3 km until the road makes a significant bend to the left. The point will be on your right side. There is a 4 WD track which takes you down to the point, 2WD need to beware of deep sand.
How experienced do I need to be? Advanced
What should I look out for.
Don't ride the waves to the very end on the inside. as they close out into a rockgarden.
Resources:
www.wind.co.nz - for online subscription service real time wind information from Ngawi text NGA to 9463 (WIND), calls cost. This wind meter has been shown to reasonably acurately represent the real wind strength and direction.
www.surf.co.nz - for daily swell report for Cape Palliser area
Metservice - recreational marine forecast for Cook and Castle Point - best to check both
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