Surf: Sitting slightly inside the wide Passe de Boulari, Skatepark is a bit misleading since this highly consistent left reef is no easy ride. On smaller swells, the reef is barely dampened and from 6-8ft, this wave can be thick and powerful. In between can be a mix of caves, cracks and cutbacks as it pitches, walls and shoulders down the line, with a reputation as a grower as it bends towards the end bowl section. Environment: Fast minds and boards required, plus it can attract a weekend crew. Beyond here to the south is an ocean playground where 14 more major passes beckon to those with the right vessel and navigation skills to sample some more of what the New Caledonia Barrier récif has to offer.