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Tindalls Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

New Zealand · Auckland

Spot currently openBeginner level -36.62 | 174.77

Overview

Tindalls Beach is a small beach located on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland. Facing east, this bay offers a sheltered body of water in the Hauraki Gulf with a sandy bottom. NE and E winds are the most favourable. The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediates. Quiet residential atmosphere with parking nearby. Tides affect the water conditions.
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Spot forecast for Tindalls Beach

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 19:41

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now02:372.1 m08:430.8 m15:102.2 m21:250.9 m03:332 m09:410.8 m16:022.2 m22:220.8 m04:282.1 m10:370.8 m16:532.2 m23:130.7 m05:222.1 m11:290.7 m17:422.3 m00:000.6 m06:132.2 m12:180.6 m18:282.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.4 m

Tindalls Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

363h

in December · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in December: 28 rideable days a month and 363 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is July, at 21.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 28 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d J August: 26 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 29 rideable days O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 15 °C. The wettest month is July, with 190 mm.

Monthly averages: Tindalls Beach
Monthly averages — Tindalls Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.0 329 h 24 °C 79 mm
February 24.5 240 h 24 °C 44 mm
March 26.5 256 h 22 °C 51 mm
April 27.5 300 h 20 °C 159 mm
May 22.5 216 h 17 °C 106 mm
June 25.5 249 h 16 °C 111 mm
July 21.5 219 h 15 °C 190 mm
August 26.0 249 h 15 °C 87 mm
September 28.0 342 h 16 °C 82 mm
October 29.0 376 h 18 °C 100 mm
November 26.5 304 h 20 °C 132 mm
December 29.5 363 h 23 °C 95 mm

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Technical details of Tindalls Beach spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE, SSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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