Mataveri

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About

Locals are protective, but it doesn't get too crowded out here.

Atmosphere:
Gnarly, big, barreling point break, with a lot of power.

Additional Info:
Truly awesome, long, fast, barreling, sucky, world class left pointbreak, breaking over a very rocky, long volcanic point. Experts only. The entry and exit is gnarly. Holds very big waves, but gets a bit dangerous due to the rocks. Described by some as a similar wave to G-Land.

Location

Access

You can drive out and park almost on the point. You then walk and paddle out from the end of the point. It's on the far south-west side of the island, not far from the end of the airport runway.

Getting there
Walk
Short walk (5-15 min)
Public access
Yes
4x4 required
Unknown
Boat required
Unknown
Wave characteristics
Type
Point break
Direction
Left
Bottom
Boulders
Power
Hollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey
Frequency
Regular (100 days/year)
Normal length
Normal (50 to 150m)
Good day length
Long (150 to 300m)
Ideal conditions
Wind direction
SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell direction
SouthWest, South
Swell size
3ft-5ft - 10ft+
Tide
All tides
Tide movement
Don't know
Crowd
Week
Few surfers
Weekend
Few surfers

Dangers

Rips / undertow, Rocks

Videos

None

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Bottom
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Frequency
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Bottom
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Frequency
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Bottom
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