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Mangawai Heads/Warkworth 
Mangawhai Heads is a holiday and retirement town providing
both harbour and ocean sailing conditions. The large sand-hills
there are fun to 'play' on. Further down the coast is another
small town, Warkworth, where you can either go wavesailing or
cruise over to Kawau Island on your longboard. In a good NE
seabreeze, it takes one hour each way
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Access: Drive out to the launching ramp. parking and
grass rigging areas. Harbour entrance sometimes closes in
after storms.
Suits: Slalom in stronger onshore winds,
longboarding. Beginners...
Wind: SW, NE. N = gusty.
Water: Flat.
Watch: Harbour gets busy on holidays.
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Access: Drive out to the surf club at the ocean
beach. Toilets, parking, rig on grass by club. Carry gear
across harbour entrance to the right.
Suits: Slalom, wavesailing. Intermediate.
Wind: SE,NW = cross-shore.
Water: Up to 2 metres.
Watch: Rocky point at harbour entrance. Bit
of a rip out of harbour.
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Access: From Regional Park. Carry gear 100m through
to beach. Good facilities at both beaches. Sail inside the
bar at Omaha or out on the ocean beach. Sail out to the point
break at Tawharanui.
Suits: Wavesailing. Intermediate.......
Wind: NE,E,SE.
Water: Waves can get very powerful with mean
beach breaks. Inside the bar at Omaha, water is flat and
tidal.
Watch: A few rips - sail with someone.
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