This past week my favourite part of Waihi Beach has finally got its perfectly shaped sand banks back.
Beach Access 15 has been absolutely smoking
With nice 2ft @12seconds with all day offshores and 2m high tides around the late morning making for 3 sessions a day picking the tides on the mid incoming, mid outgoing and mid incoming evening.
And scoring 15knots for wingfoiling on the high tides and an epic sup foil surf session with my new 1250 fireball front wing! Game changer.
Beach Access 15 has this path that highly resembles a few beach access paths on the north shore of Oahu particularly the one that runs next to JOBs house at pipeline and back door + this cool little one at V Land.
we have had these two consecutive massive tropical lows push past the NE coast super quick both going along the same path sending out that long period NZ lines.
Ive been a full forecast nerd watching every little movement and well it's paid off.
I love sup longboarding, but this past week Ive never felt it like I have before, the froth meter was through the roof, experimenting was in full swing with cross stepping with style from the nose back into a swooping inside paddle drop knee turns was the main focus + just stylish gliding take offs, cross stepping in a more slower and mindful mannerism of where my feet are going and style.
unfortunately I never have anyone to film so I use visualisation as really important tool prior to every wave and after every wave. As I see the wave coming and I'm getting into position I'm already planning what I want to achieve on every wave.
going back to the feeling. Like I said I've never felt sup longboarding like I have this week.
im riding a NSP sleepwalker 10x24@93.7L designed by Tully St John that I bought for $1000
the magic board indeed.
the best thing about this week that I had this epic bank all to myself every session, no one out, couldn't even see another surfer anywhere.
March, April & May are the best times for my coastline in NZ, let's hope the next three months deliver like last year and there are more epic sup longboard sessions to be had. Dam I'd love to drop an edit though.
Good to hear, sounds like you have found a magic carpet and those conditions sound dreamy. Getting consistant surfs on a board in good waves goes a long way to tuning it in!
I will second the joy of Longboard SUP surfing, I have a 10x29.5 YOB Sandman made by a local legend over here West Oz who probably still reads this forum. Have had some of the most satisfying surfs on the board, some in conditions that others would call marginal as well as some XL (2 x head is XL for me!) stuff in the southwest.
The pure satisfaction of a longboard SUP on a nice easy take-off, trimming and long swooping turns is something everyone should experience at least once in their life. I pine for clean small days to get the Sandman out, been a little while for me but the worm will turn.
No Vid needed, I get the picture very clearly, thanks for posting!
