Overview

Kuku Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of the Manawatu-Wanganui region, south of Levin. The beach faces west, towards the Tasman Sea, and offers access to open water. West to northwest winds are onshore and dominant. Southwest winds work as side-shore. The Tasman Sea swell can be significant. The sandy beach is wide. Spot for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Kuku Beach

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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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 4.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:09 · 1.4 m Low tide 11:31 · 0.9 m High tide 17:58 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:40 · 0.9 m High tide 06:52 · 1.5 m Low tide 13:18 · 0.9 m High tide 19:25 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:06 · 0.7 m High tide 08:07 · 1.6 m Low tide 14:23 · 0.7 m High tide 20:24 · 1.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:51 · 0.6 m High tide 08:55 · 1.8 m Low tide 15:05 · 0.6 m High tide 21:07 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:27 · 0.4 m High tide 09:33 · 1.9 m Low tide 15:41 · 0.4 m High tide 21:47 · 2.1 m

Kuku 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

291h

in September · 27 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in September: 25 rideable days a month and 291 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is July, at 12 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 41%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 July, at 13 °C. The wettest month is October, with 200 mm.

Monthly averages: Kuku Beach

Monthly averages — Kuku 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	24.0	230 h	21 °C	57 mm
February	21.0	197 h	21 °C	40 mm
March	24.0	233 h	19 °C	55 mm
April	13.0	104 h	18 °C	124 mm
May	19.5	147 h	15 °C	104 mm
June	14.0	97 h	14 °C	113 mm
July	12.0	79 h	13 °C	176 mm
August	20.0	179 h	13 °C	120 mm
September	27.0	291 h	14 °C	120 mm
October	26.0	297 h	16 °C	200 mm
November	23.0	233 h	18 °C	95 mm
December	26.5	308 h	19 °C	90 mm

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Technical details of Kuku Beach 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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