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Surfers at Rocky Point

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Surfers at Rocky Point

Surfers ride the impressive waves at Rocky Point, a few kilometres south of Ōkato on Paora Road. Rocky Point is one of more than 50 surf breaks along ‘Surf Highway 45’.

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Ron Lambert, Taranaki region – Sport and recreation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25357/surfers-at-rocky-point (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ron Lambert, published 23 February 2010, updated 1 August 2015.