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As
a surf destination, PNG is relatively new to surf enthusiaists.
Pioneers have found one thing that is certain - that the breaks
here are just as challenging as any others they face elsewhere. |
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PNG
has unlimited surfing potential year round. On the southern
side tem minutes out of Port Moresby is Sero Cove where the
main barrier reef stretches along the southern seaboard all
the way to the Miline Bay Province. |
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From
June to September during the south-east season the waves range
from 3 to 6 feet, with the best waves in the early morning.
100km to the east of Port Moresby is Hula Beach. Other surfing
spots are being explored around the Miline Bay area, Bouganville
Island and the Gazelle Peninsula in the East New Britain which
has quality waves ranging from 3 to 6 feet along the coral
atolls, including point and beach breaks. |
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The
northern side of PNG has premier surfing locations with waves
on the mainland and offshore islands generated by the monsoon
swells from mid October through to late April. Consistent
quality waves ranging from 3 -8 feet, and occasionally to
10 feet waves can be found at Madang amd Wewak. The most consistent
waves are in Vanimo which vary from beach breaks to point
and island reef breaks. Surf camps are set up at Wewak, Aitape
and Vanimo and accomodation and transport is readily available. |
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Around
Kavieng in New Ireland Province are numerous reef setups which
provide several good and varying surf breaks. Just off Kavieng
town is Nusa
Island Retreat, an environmentally low-impact facility
that provides accomodation, meals and boat transport to the
surrounding islands and their breaks. The waves in this region
and around Nusa Island Retreat are well established and known
in international surfing circles - Nusa Island Retreat limits
the number of surfers staying at any one time and is often
fully booked during the surf season. |
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