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Motu River Surf Photo: 'Motu River Bar' by Rob Davies

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Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Motu River around the time the photo was taken

Motu River Bar
user: Rob Davies (1339 photos)
photo taken at: 6:51 pm 31 Jan 2013

Motu River Bar

New Zealand | Motu River

Average rating: 3.0
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A stunningly beautiful spot that has the perfect set-up to generate superb surf. Everything, that is, apart from swell because Motu needs a north swell or a very large NE swell that is big enough to wrap down the points that form East Cape. Varies with the river and gravel bar and looked to be a few shoulder high sets this day but far from what you would call working. We carried on to much more exposed Hicks Bay where it was overhead.

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