It is no secret that Fiji is home to some of the world’s best waves. Booties are optional to protect the feet from the reef while surfing, but imperative for coming back to the resort during low tides.īoat to surf F 90 per person per trip. Board shorts can be worn year round, while a rashie, (wetsuit top) & sunscreen/zinc are needed for sun protection. Recommended surfboards are a short board/fish/long-board for the small fun and medium days, and a larger semi-gun for the bigger days in the winter months. These waves are used for lessons, and occasionally when the conditions are right (small waves and tides), learner surfers get the chance to try Maqai itself. There are small fun learners and long-board and bogey-board waves right in front of the resort at high tide either in front of the sand bar on the artificial sand bag reef or down to the western edge of the resort, as well as a nice little right-hander on the eastern point (some 500 m west of the resort beach). It is a short fun wave that breaks down the edge of Black Rock during larger south to southwest swells it doesn’t get big, and is 40-50 m long, but ruler straight when the conditions are right, with gentle to no winds. A shallow spot, surfable at high tide only with great barrel opportunities in the right conditions Black RockĪround the corner at Black Rock (10 mins west of Maqai), is a left-hand ledge known as Black Rock or Left-Overs it is part way up the channel between Taveuni and Qamea, so picks up waves during big swells and is very sheltered from most winds. Hollow and fast off the take off, the wave then opens out to quick racing walls with nice rip-able sections. It is a winding, walling left for competent to expert surfers, that peels for 150 m with occasional barrel sections and fast walls for carving. It works in winds from the southeast (a common wind in the winter months) through to the north and is best surfed from mid to high-tide. Kavas is located just 600 m across the reef pass from Maqai. It is at its best in northerly quarter winds, and even though it changes character with different wave heights, directions and periods like any other break, intermediate through to expert surfers can enjoy it in all its moods – get in deep and find the barrels that can go the whole length of the break on a good day, or hang wide and inside and have a blast carving up the big walls for the taking. A long right-hander that breaks through all tides – the reef doesn’t go dry at low tide like many breaks in the tropics, and if you get washed through on any tide, it’s into deepwater and an easy paddle back round to the take-off – that is surfable from waist high (still has punch enough to have fun) to just about anything that Huey can throw at it. Maqai is the jewel in the crown of this part of Fiji. The 2 main breaks in front of Maqai are (from left to right looking out to sea) Kavas and Maqai while there are also 2 more surf breaks in the area that are within 10-20 mins of the resort Black Rock and Purple Wall The southern hemisphere summer provides calm and glassy conditions with more northerly quarter winds and consistent long-period swells, while the winter season sees the big Southern Ocean-generated swells grinding through and southeasterly winds are more common Surfing is possible year round in Fiji, with two distinct surf seasons – at Maqai we are lucky enough to be able to surf through both seasons, which is not the case at many surfing areas in Fiji. The advantage of Maqai Resorts location is that you can see the main breaks anywhere from the resort kick back in the Sandbar or on the deck of your bure and choose the best time of the day to hit the waves – when the weather is changeable, you can score the best session of the day.Staying at Maqai Resort you can’t stay any closer to the breaks, they are directly 1500m offshore – no long boat rides to cut into your surf time – a 10 minute boat ride will have you surfing Maqai or Kavas. Whether you’re a weekend surfer, beginner or advanced level, Maqai has waves for you in Fiji! Rumours of surf breaks on the southern side of Qamea Island were confirmed in 2006, when one of Maqai’s owners/directors had a chance to survey the outer islands of Laucala in a helicopter – the quality of the breaks were confirmed with a flyover (including what is arguably the best right-hander in Fiji), and the rest is history!Īn amazing surfing experience is offered directly out front of Maqai Beach (pronounced as “Munguy”).
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