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Published on January 12th, 2016 | by PhilB

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Hawea Wave

Hawea Wave is located at the Hawea Whitewater Park, built in late 2012 on the Hawea River at Camphill Bridge. Generally, the wave is better for kayaking but surfing is possible. There are two waves, whereas the larger one is located closer at the bridge. The Hawea River is a relatively short river that flows out of Lake Hawea into the Clutha River.

Spot Details

Country: New Zealand
Nearest town/city: Wanaka, New Zealand
River: Hawea River
Address: Camphill Bridge at Camp Hill Road
Directions: On the way to Lake Hawea from Lake Wanaka
Latitude: -44.65007029640177
Longitude: 169.24592690141367

Wave Details

Characteristics

Not much face, much more whitewater. Very cold all year round. Wetsuit required.

Conditions

Flow controlled by floodgates so very consistent. It usually takes an hour or two after the Hawea damn release for a stable wave to form.

Tips

Best surfed at 50-60 cumecs. It starts getting a bit mushy from 60 to 80, there is a nice wave at 120 cumec.

River Gauge

Weather in Wanaka, New Zealand

Tomorrow 09/03 High 8° / Low 2°

Tuesday 09/04 High 11° / Low 1°

Wednesday 09/05 High 13° / Low 1°

Spot Location

More on Hawea Wave

Calendar of up coming flow releases
http://www.centralotagowhitewater.co.nz/hawea-whitewater-park
Note that all flows and times are set at the Hawea Dam and may take 1-2 hours to show effect at the whitewater park.

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PhilB Phil is a passionate riversurfer based in the capital of urban hydro power, Graz / Austria. He graduated from the International University for Riversurfing (IUR) in 2008 before he got married (to PhilK) in 2009. Instead of children, they gave birth to the probably most awesome riversurfing magazine on the planet: Riverbreak.

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