Schedule K: Significant Surf Breaks - Surf Break (Natural Resources Plan)

Data has been created from hosted feature service (https://mapping.gw.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/GW/NRPMap_P_operative/MapServer). It has been shared to the Open Data Portal. Schedule K: Significant surf breaksThis map shows the significant surf breaks in the Wellington region. It is a campanion feature class to the swell corridors map. The identification of the surf breaks was based on information in the New Zealand wavetrack guide and undertaken with local knowledge and field surveys by Michael Gunson. This involved identification and characterisation (eg, type of break, length of ride, best surf conditions, swell, currents, water level) for each break in the Greater Wellington Region. This was followed by numerical modelling of the swell environment at each break to determine the main swell corridors that allow passage of swell waves to the break. GIS mapping of the surf breaks was undertaken by Iain Dawe, Greater Wellington Regional Council. More details can be found in the report:Atkin, E., Gunson, M. & Mead, S. (2015), Regionally Significant Surf breaks in the Greater Wellington Region. Report prepared by for Greater Wellington Regional Council by eCoast, 84p.