Shark Alley Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – Great Barrier Island)
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Shark Alley Spot ID: Type: reef Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell NE | Wind SW Sea Temperature Today is: 17.7 °C |
Sunday, 26 May 2013, 15:17 Local time
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Shark Alley in Great Barrier Island is a quite exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves and there is right hand reef break too.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips, sharks.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Tryphena, New Zealand, 6 miles from Shark Alley.
Shark Alley Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Hauraki Gulf (Channel Island), 23 km from Shark Alley.
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Overall Shark Alley Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This chart describes the range of swells directed at Shark Alley over a normal May and ... (show all text) 
This image shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Shark Alley surf consistency graph. Also see Shark Alley surf quality by season and Shark Alley surf quality by month. |
Shark Alley Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Great Barrier Island surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Shark Alley
Visitor Reviews of Shark Alley
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Shark Alley:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Medlands Beach | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | KaitokeBeach | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Awana | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Whangapoua Estuary (Okiwi) | 10 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Waikawau Bay | 22 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Shark Alley: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4067 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4116 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4357 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4419 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 4576 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Shark Alley: |
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| Closest tide station | Tryphena | 4 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Nagle Cove | 13 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Port Jackson | 17 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Mokohinau Island | 34 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Coromandel Harbour | 35 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Shark Alley: |
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| Closest ski area | Whakapapa (New Zealand) | 204 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Tukino (New Zealand) | 208 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Turoa (New Zealand) | 211 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Manganui (New Zealand) | 224 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Rainbow (New Zealand) | 413 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Shark Alley: |
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| Closest city location | Northshore (New Zealand) | 55 mi |
| Second closest city location | Manukau (New Zealand) | 60 mi |
| Third closest city location | Waitakere (New Zealand) | 67 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Auckland (New Zealand) | 68 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Hamilton (New Zealand) | 104 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Shark Alley is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 104 km (65 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Shark Alley is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 117 km (73 miles) away.
- Third is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 168 km (104 miles) away.
- Hamilton Airport (HLZ) in New Zealand is 178 km (111 miles) away.
- Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Shark Alley and is 182 km (113 miles) away.
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