Surfing Wainui Gisborne
Wainui Beach in Gisborne is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. Offshore winds blow from the west. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rips and rocks.
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WAINUI SURFERS GISBORNE | NEW ZEALAND
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I was trying to make some video about people what I met in Gisborne, a lot of good surfers and some is my good friends.
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Surfers in heaven as weather gods deliver big waves
HUGE waves were ripped apart by some of the district’s gun surfers yesterday. A small group revelled in the biggest conditions, using two jet skis to tow them into five-metre waves. An estimated 40 surfers took advantage of the large north-easterly swells that pumped at different breaks around the coast.
Surf Life Saving New Zealand, however, put out a warning about swells on the east coast featuring waves in excess of three metres and in some places close to four.
MetService is forecasting the swells will ease by Thursday. Today it showed swell sizes of 2 to 2.5m inshore on beaches along the East Coast.
Gisborne city beaches will have about 1.3m of surf running, according to forecasters.
An Eastland Port official said the large swell ran past Gisborne yesterday and not much of it came into the bay.
“We only had 1.2 metres in the bay yesterday. The forecast is for the swell size to moderate in the next day or two.”
Surf Life Saving New Zealand urged people to be careful on beaches along the eastern coast of New Zealand this week.
“It’s due to a large swell caused by a tropical cyclone out in the north eastern Pacific,” SLSNZ national lifesaving manger, Allan Mundy said. “The deep lows near the Pacific islands are causing large swells of up to three to four metres.”
People should be careful when selecting a beach to swim at, he said.
The biggest danger was from large “sweeper waves” that hit a beach and travel powerfully up to the sand dunes.
“A sweeper wave occurs when two swells operating from different weather systems, like the two in the Pacific right now, combine into a larger wave often twice the size of most other waves.
“Not only will they sweep all the way up the beach to the sand dunes beyond other waves, they are at least twice as powerful when they return to the sea.
“They will easily knock over an unsuspecting walker or sweep a swimmer out of their depth very quickly when the wave returns to the ocean.”
Sweeper waves also cause rips to become extremely strong.
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Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic
Gisborne's endless summer rolls out the Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic on Sunday. Now in its 24th year, the event is about family and camaraderie, says organiser David Timbs. “Many people never surf in any other event but in the Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic they can surf mate against mate. Once a year they put the day aside to enjoy each other’s company.”
The event includes age-group categories and even one that does not necessarily involve surfing.
“The soul surfer award goes to a person who contributes to the sport in their own way,” Timbs says.
“It’s not necessarily all about surfing. The award makes people aware they are appreciated. Jinx Johnson got it last year for his contribution as a shaper. He was almost in tears to be given the award. It was an out-of-left-field shock to him.”
Former New Wave surfboard-maker and now rescue board shaper with Sonic Surf Craft NZ, Stephen “Jinx” Johnson created the soul surfer award longboard for Sunday’s recipient.
A T-shirt with a unique graphic is another longboard surfing classic tradition. Tauranga artist and surfer Daryn Mcbride has designed the imagery for the past two years. The influence of Surfer magazine staff artist Rick Griffin’s 1960s cartoon style of bubbled surf, pointillist effects and stylised surfing manoeuvre can be seen in 2019 graphic. The circular design features a sun rising over the horizon as a young man and young woman nose-ride a longboard out of a tubing wave.
The gender-inclusivity idea arose from a discussion between Timbs and Mcbride about the longboarding surfing classic as a family and fun event.
“David said maybe we could have a male and female boardrider in the graphic this year,” said Mcbride.
“I remembered I had a sketch along those lines from a year or so ago. I showed it to him, he liked it so we went with it.”
The font is another distinctive feature in this year’s graphic. Mcbride was inspired by the circular design used in the graphic for the 1971 surf movie, Morning of the Earth.
“I thought I’d use a font and text style similar to their graphic,” he said.
“Morning of the Earth is my all-time favourite surf movie. I’ve got the video and the soundtrack on CD and vinyl. ‘Morning of the Earth’ and ‘Makorori First Light’ have a nice connection too.”
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just a little edit of me and my mates surfing gisborne new zealand after the king of the groms comp :)
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National Scholastic Surfing Championship Finals Gisborne
“PUMPING” conditions and “excellent” hospitality combined to produce the best National Scholastic Surfing Championships in years, say visiting coaches and competitors. Young surfers travelled to Gisborne with friends and family from 12 regions across the country for the five-day event. Blue skies, offshore winds and clean surf in the two-to-five-foot range were on offer for most of the contest.
The visitors were impressed with Gisborne’s range of beach breaks and prevailing north-westerlies, and spoke of the friendly hospitality they received. Gisborne hosted the best scholastics competition in years, Surfing New Zealand event organiser Ben Kennings said. “We can attribute that to the surf and weather . . . there was good waves for everyone and quality surfing all round.” The event is to be held in Gisborne for the next two years. “We usually move around each year but we have chosen Gisborne because of the variety of options the coastline has to offer. Surfing events are always welcomed here.” Most of the Northland team had never been to Gisborne and were “stoked” to be here. “Gisborne is such a quality surf destination. The contest was a great excuse to make the trip,” team manager Tony Baker said. They stayed at Churchill Park by Midway Beach and travelled up the Coast each morning for the contest. “The waves were awesome at Makorori. We surfed our brains out.” Competitors from the Canterbury team were new to Gisborne as well. “A lot of them have not done much surfing in the North Island,” manager Shane Wilson said. “The waves are a lot better here than back home and the water is warmer.” The team enjoyed their week here. “It was an awesome time. We had pumping surf and the hospitality was great at Ocean Beach Motel.” Samuel Pitcher and the rest of the Coromandel surf team stayed at a house in Wainui. “There is a really good set-up in Gisborne, with lots of breaks close by,” the under-18 boys’ competitor said. “Gisborne’s waves are a lot better than our part of the East Coast. “The organisers did a great job and made the right calls with location.” Otago surfers and their coach Craig Higgins enjoyed Gisborne’s beach breaks and warm water.
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Tow-in Surfing Pines Gisborne 8th March 2014
Big wave specialists Damon Gunness and Joe Palmer were able to showcase their talents at home as the surfing gods delivered at Wainui Beach. Gisborne Herald videographer Ben Cowper captured plenty of action on film.
A large crowd gathered to watch former New Zealand open men's champion Gunness and Palmer, known as the Underground Shredder, alternate roles on waves that reached 10-feet at times. It was even bigger earlier in the day.
Some said it was the
biggest surf they had ever seen at Pines. Gunness and Palmer have been big wave surfing for several years, their exploits captured in magazines and on film.
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Gisborne Surfing - Pumping Gizzy Barrels
Pumping Gizzy Barrels Saturday 16 April 2011. Wainui beach is one of the NZ Automobile Association's 101 Must-do places for Kiwis.It is noted for its consistent surf breaks.Wainui Beach's most notable residents have been the Quinn family, which contains three national champion surfers - brothers Maz and Jay.
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Wainui Beach is a small settlement on the coast of New Zealand's North Island, located just to the north of Tuaheni Point, some 8 km to the east of Gisborne, to which it is linked by State Highway 35.
Filmed by Darren Hooks and Edited by Ben Cowper. Thanks to Darren Maynard and his band Black Lick.
Big Surf in WHAKATANE New Zealand
Surfers riding some big waves at the Whakatane river mouth in New Zealand. #gigatownwhk
Road Trippin' - Gisborne, New Zealand. Spring 2018.
Surfing vlog continues. Found some nice 3ft super clean waves at town beach.
Ross Clarke-Jones & Tom Carroll in the latest Storm Surfers - New Zealand
This time, watch as Ross Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll take on New Zealand's biggest waves in Storm Surfers: New Zealand.
Ricardo Christie Surfing at homespot in Gisborne, New Zealand
Surfers in heaven as weather gods deliver big waves (uncut)
HUGE waves were ripped apart by some of the district’s gun surfers yesterday. A small group revelled in the biggest conditions, using two jet skis to tow them into five-metre waves. An estimated 40 surfers took advantage of the large north-easterly swells that pumped at different breaks around the coast.
Surf Life Saving New Zealand, however, put out a warning about swells on the east coast featuring waves in excess of three metres and in some places close to four.
MetService is forecasting the swells will ease by Thursday. Today it showed swell sizes of 2 to 2.5m inshore on beaches along the East Coast.
Gisborne city beaches will have about 1.3m of surf running, according to forecasters.
An Eastland Port official said the large swell ran past Gisborne yesterday and not much of it came into the bay.
“We only had 1.2 metres in the bay yesterday. The forecast is for the swell size to moderate in the next day or two.”
Surf Life Saving New Zealand urged people to be careful on beaches along the eastern coast of New Zealand this week.
“It’s due to a large swell caused by a tropical cyclone out in the north eastern Pacific,” SLSNZ national lifesaving manger, Allan Mundy said. “The deep lows near the Pacific islands are causing large swells of up to three to four metres.”
People should be careful when selecting a beach to swim at, he said.
The biggest danger was from large “sweeper waves” that hit a beach and travel powerfully up to the sand dunes.
“A sweeper wave occurs when two swells operating from different weather systems, like the two in the Pacific right now, combine into a larger wave often twice the size of most other waves.
“Not only will they sweep all the way up the beach to the sand dunes beyond other waves, they are at least twice as powerful when they return to the sea.
“They will easily knock over an unsuspecting walker or sweep a swimmer out of their depth very quickly when the wave returns to the ocean.”
Sweeper waves also cause rips to become extremely strong.
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Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic
SURF, sand and sunshine were on the menu at the 22nd annual Makorori First Light Longboard Surfing Classic on Sunday. Sixties music churned out from retro vehicles as some of Gisborne’s — and New Zealand’s — best longboarders cross-stepped and nose-rode their way across small, fun waves at Red Bus, Makorori Beach. Music by Gisborne band The Broken Stone.
A large crowd on the beach saw first-time competitors, defending champions and new champions, but most importantly a community of surfing friends, old and new, coming together to celebrate the sport. “I think it was our best competition yet. It was a great atmosphere,” organiser David Timbs said. “It was a day full of friends, family and good spirits. The one thing we could not control were the waves. They were good in the morning before the wind blew them out a bit in the afternoon, which made it difficult.” All divisions at capacity. While the surf was on the small side, the packed competition of 80 surfers showed that at 22 years old the competition was not slowing down. “All of the divisions were full. We were at capacity. Even the junior division,” Mr Timbs said.In the past there had been a line of division between longboarders and shortboarders, often heated — that had changed. “Many shortboarders ride longboards, and many longboarders ride shortboards, especially among the young surfers,” Mr Timbs said.
It was a full day of competition, with the first surfers entering the water at 7.30am and the last leaving at 6pm. Surfers came from Hawke’s Bay, Port Waikato and Mount Maunganui. There were also a number of international surfers who live in Gisborne. Former national longboarding champion Kelly Ryan picked up his first open men’s win, while Wainui grom Manawa Ruru defended his 2016 junior title. Abi Daunton (women), Nick Webb (over-40s), Scott Pitkethley (over-50s) and Graham Breckell (over-60s) won their categories. “I had been competing in the open for 20 years with no success,” Mr Ryan said. “Even when I was national champion I never cracked it. It was a really successful event overall.” The highly sought-after spot prize of a Daryn McBride-shaped (Feet Surfboards) custom longboard went to Duncan Gibson while the family trophy went to Mr Timbs and his son Robson. This year saw a new judging criteria to promote more traditional, “sixties-style” longboarding. “Longboarding had gone almost like shortboarding,” Mr Timbs said. “But there has been a trend back to more traditional longboarding recently and we are trying to get that back into the competition.” Scoring based on overall surfing.The scoring was based on a surfer’s overall surfing in a heat, rather than their top two individual waves. Three judges watched the four-person heats and, with particular reference to cross-stepping and nose-riding, rated the competitors from first to fourth place. Any discrepancy was sorted out by a fourth judge who scored individual waves. Aside from one “hiccup” it went OK. “It was not perfect but we will sort it out for next year,” Mr Timbs said. “We are trying to bring back some of the sixties-style surfing.”
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Longboard Surfing - Gisborne, New Zealand.
Experimenting with our Go Pros at Roberts Road beach.
Music: Les Enfants - Celeste
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Wahine on Waves Northern Makorori
Wahine on Waves Northern Makorori “It was pretty amazing,” says WoW founder Fiona Duncan. “The wind was super mild and the waves were not too strong for the kids. It was perfect.” More than 50 wahine ranging in age from six to 50 plus made the most of the half to one metre surf.
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Surfing Cyclone Pam
The big swell associated with the remains of Cyclone Pam smashed into the coastline over the length of the district. The ocean resembled a giant washing machine full of foam, debris and danger.
Music - Gisborne band: bigwater - Thanks to Peter Stewart.
While The Gisborne Herald’s strength is local news, the paper also has extensive coverage of sport, national, international and business news, as well as regular speciality sections covering everything from youth and motoring to farming, arts and entertainment. The Gisborne Herald is read daily by over 61 percent of the region’s population aged 15 years and over, and in any given week 83 percent of people will read at least one edition of The Gisborne Herald. More than 82 percent of our readers read no other daily newspaper.
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Drone Video of an Epic Swell in 4K | Surfing New Zealand
This drone video was captured on the 15 April 2018 of a solid swell hitting the coast of New Zealand. Shortly before capturing this footage the drone pilot paddled out into the surf and immediately received a set wave on the head which snapped his leg rope. After a lengthy swim back to shore he finally located his (surprisingly unscathed) surfboard among the boulders on the beach. Although this surf spot is well known, out of respect for the local surfers, the specific location of this surf break will not be provided by the publisher.