Overview

Foxton River Mouth is a kitesurfing spot located at the mouth of the Manawatu River, on the west coast of the North Island, in the Manawatu-Wanganui region. The beach faces west, towards the Tasman Sea. The prevailing winds are from the west to northwest, blowing onshore from the Tasman Sea. Southwest winds also work. The Tasman Sea swell can be powerful. Watch out for currents at the river mouth. The bottom is sandy. Spot for intermediate to advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Foxton River Mouth

Sunrise 06:23 · Sunset 19:44

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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 3.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:14 · 1.6 m Low tide 11:37 · 1 m High tide 18:02 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:42 · 0.9 m High tide 06:53 · 1.6 m Low tide 13:17 · 0.9 m High tide 19:27 · 1.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:03 · 0.8 m High tide 08:07 · 1.7 m Low tide 14:21 · 0.8 m High tide 20:24 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:49 · 0.6 m High tide 08:54 · 1.9 m Low tide 15:03 · 0.6 m High tide 21:07 · 2.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:25 · 0.4 m High tide 09:32 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:39 · 0.4 m High tide 21:46 · 2.2 m

Foxton River Mouth: 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

325h

in October · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 25 rideable days a month and 325 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is July, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 12 °C. The wettest month is July, with 172 mm.

Monthly averages: Foxton River Mouth

Monthly averages — Foxton River Mouth — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.5	219 h	21 °C	58 mm
February	22.5	221 h	22 °C	33 mm
March	24.5	231 h	20 °C	58 mm
April	13.5	116 h	19 °C	90 mm
May	17.5	139 h	15 °C	84 mm
June	14.0	105 h	13 °C	99 mm
July	9.5	68 h	12 °C	172 mm
August	17.5	164 h	13 °C	121 mm
September	26.0	306 h	14 °C	120 mm
October	27.5	325 h	16 °C	134 mm
November	22.5	255 h	18 °C	72 mm
December	26.5	323 h	20 °C	100 mm

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Technical details of Foxton River Mouth 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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