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Ahipara is a kitesurfing spot located at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, in the Far North of Northland. This village marks the beginning (or end) of the famous 90-mile beach and offers easy access to a spectacular body of water on the Tasman Sea coast. The prevailing winds come from the west to north-west (onshore from the Tasman Sea). South-west winds are side-shore. The sandy beach is immense and flat, allowing landkiting at low tide. The Tasman Sea swell generates beautiful waves for wave-riding. Some services available in the village. Spot for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Ahipara

Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 19:45

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

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Swell and waves

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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 3.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:00 · 2.2 m Low tide 11:14 · 1.1 m High tide 17:37 · 2.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:00 · 1.1 m High tide 06:09 · 2.3 m Low tide 12:18 · 1 m High tide 18:38 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 00:56 · 0.9 m High tide 07:07 · 2.4 m Low tide 13:12 · 0.9 m High tide 19:27 · 2.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:43 · 0.8 m High tide 07:54 · 2.6 m Low tide 13:58 · 0.8 m High tide 20:10 · 2.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:25 · 0.6 m High tide 08:36 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:42 · 0.6 m High tide 20:50 · 2.9 m

Ahipara: 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

327h

in September · 26.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, September and December, at 27 rideable days and 19 °C. The low point is April, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 15 °C. The wettest month is April, with 283 mm.

Monthly averages: Ahipara

Monthly averages — Ahipara — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.0	298 h	22 °C	93 mm
February	21.5	245 h	23 °C	35 mm
March	29.0	323 h	21 °C	54 mm
April	16.5	186 h	20 °C	283 mm
May	23.5	228 h	17 °C	156 mm
June	17.0	166 h	16 °C	146 mm
July	21.5	193 h	16 °C	172 mm
August	20.0	210 h	15 °C	117 mm
September	26.5	327 h	16 °C	132 mm
October	26.0	349 h	17 °C	129 mm
November	22.5	256 h	20 °C	79 mm
December	26.5	335 h	21 °C	80 mm

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Technical details of Ahipara spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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