Overview

South Head Lagoon is an isolated spot located at the southern tip of the Kaipara Harbour entrance, northwest of Auckland. This lagoon offers a body of water sheltered from ocean swells, with flat water sailing conditions.

W, NW and SW winds are dominant in this exposed area. The spot is suitable for advanced riders due to its isolation and the strong currents at the harbour entrance. Kaipara Harbour is the largest natural harbour in the Southern Hemisphere. Access via rural roads.

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Spot forecast for South Head Lagoon

Sunrise 06:32 · Sunset 19:43

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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 5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:17 · 2.3 m Low tide 11:31 · 1.2 m High tide 17:53 · 2.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:15 · 1.1 m High tide 06:27 · 2.4 m Low tide 12:34 · 1.1 m High tide 18:53 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:11 · 1 m High tide 07:23 · 2.5 m Low tide 13:27 · 0.9 m High tide 19:42 · 2.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:57 · 0.8 m High tide 08:10 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:13 · 0.8 m High tide 20:25 · 2.8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:39 · 0.6 m High tide 08:51 · 2.9 m Low tide 14:56 · 0.6 m High tide 21:05 · 3 m

South Head Lagoon: 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

307h

in March · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in March: 25 rideable days a month and 307 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is July, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 15 °C. The wettest month is April, with 176 mm.

Monthly averages: South Head Lagoon

Monthly averages — South Head Lagoon — 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	275 h	22 °C	69 mm
February	23.0	250 h	23 °C	35 mm
March	29.5	307 h	21 °C	58 mm
April	16.0	161 h	20 °C	176 mm
May	21.0	186 h	17 °C	132 mm
June	17.5	167 h	16 °C	137 mm
July	14.5	134 h	15 °C	171 mm
August	19.0	190 h	15 °C	98 mm
September	27.0	325 h	15 °C	109 mm
October	25.5	348 h	17 °C	111 mm
November	23.0	265 h	19 °C	88 mm
December	25.5	325 h	21 °C	111 mm

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Technical details of South Head Lagoon spot

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

Depending on conditions: S, SSW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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