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New Caledonie

NEW CALEDONIA OUTER REEFS:

New Caledonia is a French territory 2.5 hours from the East Coast of Australia. A tropical paradise situated in the North Tasman sea, New Caledonia receives the same powerful ground swells as Fiji. These swells are generated by intense storms in the Southern ocean which come up from the Roaring 40’s under Australia and wedge themselves into the Tasman sea between Australia and New Zealand. The peak season for this swell activity is May-August. Mar/Apr and Sep/Oct also produce swells but these months are less consistent. The dominant wind is the SE trades, however most of the reef passes are oriented in a SW to W direction and thus enjoy offshores blowing into the wave face.

Safety Note: New Caledonia (a French territory like Tahiti) is a first world country that is politically stable and highly safe for Westerners to travel to in these uncertain times. Getting there from the United States is relatively straightforward and painless. Air New Zealand offers daily 1-stop service from Los Angeles via Auckland New Zealand (12.75 hrs to Auckland, followed by a brief layover, and 3 hours onto Noumea. Less than 16 hours total flying time. Layovers in Auckland in both directions average only 2-4 hours.)

The World Stormrider Guide, chapter 47, "Noumea Outer Reefs", describes New Caledonia’s Outer Reefs as one of the South Pacific’s last great surfing frontiers…

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