Lenakel Rights

Lenakel Rights

Shefa, Vanuatu
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Difficulty 6

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Break frequency 5

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180 days a year

Powerful Wave

Wave Direction

Swell Direction

2.0m - 2.5m Swell

Wind Direction

Tide

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general information

VERY ISOLATED At the southern end of Lenakel Harbour mouth Tanna Island. gnarly, can be boat busting. Reef and tiger sharks, solo mission spot. Find boat to Tanna if you have big boards. Be aware of village and local tabus talk to someone important before going out. Major survival plans needed.

Wave length

50-100m

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1-10

Best months

March - September

Equipment

Body Board, Short board, Long board, gun

Wave type

Powerful

Access

Long Paddle, Long Walk, 4WD

Hazards

Sharks, Urchins, Stingers, Sea Snakes, DMA (Dangerous Marine Animals), Reef/Rock, Very Isolated, Rips

5 Day Forecast

5 day forecast not available.

Air - Sea - Swell - Wind

  • Board shorts
  • Board shorts
  • Spring suit
  • Spring suit

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0M / F4

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0M / F4

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7569b9a198b46a3b7f2ce6974fd1d6d8 otway1949
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over 14 years ago
I got it wrong these are actually lefts
Mi tellim u dis fella he got im rong direckshun, Direckshun belong dis fella wave is wun tim lef. U cum wun time u lookim u see im. Dis fella jaffa him i bugga up!! Mi tell im u tru!

7569b9a198b46a3b7f2ce6974fd1d6d8 otway1949
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over 15 years ago
Historic note, re Body surfing
Australia's first bodysurfers. Tommy Tanna a native of Vanuatu taught Fred Williams to body surf at Manly in 1891. What Tommy's real name was is not known but it is likely that he was "Blackbirded" from the island of Tanna in Vanuatu as an indentured labourer.

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