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Continent:	Oceania
Country:	New Zealand
Next Big City:	Blenheim (South Island)
Next Town:	Seddon

Type:	Ocean
Rider Ability:	Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:	Rooms, Parking

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Water

Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	None
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	No Info

0.5 meter waves generated by the wind. Can get some decent swell if the wind comes from the Northeast.

Beach

Type:	Sand
Size:	Medium
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	None

Soft, dark Grey sand, with a bit of seaweed on the high tide water mark. The beach is a big bay (15 km long) and is pretty safe as long as you don't ride too far out.

Wind

Best Months:	No Info
Wind Type:	No Info
Best Direction:	NE, NW
Main Direction:	NW

Main wind is NW, the spot can probably get some good Easterlies as well, but that's just a guess. The bay curves, making several directions sideshore. Futher south E and W, all the way up north N and S.

How to get there

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

From the main road Blenheim / Kaikoura (1), next to Seddon, follow signs to Lake Grassmere/Saltworks/Marfells Beach. 8 km gravel road along the lake. Campground at Marfells Beach.

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