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Ferguson Park Tauranga kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

New Zealand · Bay of Plenty

Spot currently openBeginner level -37.66 | 176.12

Overview

Ferguson Park is a spot located in Tauranga Harbour, in the Bay of Plenty. This park offers access to the harbour waters, with flat water sailing conditions sheltered from ocean swell. The bottom is sandy and shallow.

NE and E winds work well here. The spot is suitable for beginners thanks to the flat water of the harbour. Tides affect the water conditions. Parking and green spaces in the park. Close to Mount Maunganui.

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Spot forecast for Ferguson Park Tauranga

Sunrise 06:23 · Sunset 19:36

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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 7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25 Now03:011.5 m09:130.6 m15:321.6 m21:530.6 m03:571.5 m10:060.6 m16:231.7 m22:440.5 m04:521.6 m10:580.5 m17:131.7 m23:320.5 m05:441.6 m11:490.5 m18:011.7 m00:190.4 m06:331.7 m12:380.4 m18:471.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Sunday 25 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.8 m

Ferguson Park Tauranga: 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

251h

in December · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to February, peaking in December: 24 rideable days a month and 251 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is July, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days16 d J August: 21 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 19.5 rideable days J July: 16 rideable days16 d J August: 21 rideable days A September: 24.5 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 24 rideable days N December: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is April, with 200 mm.

Monthly averages: Ferguson Park Tauranga
Monthly averages — Ferguson Park Tauranga — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.5 223 h 23 °C 100 mm
February 22.0 157 h 23 °C 81 mm
March 21.5 169 h 21 °C 51 mm
April 22.5 194 h 20 °C 200 mm
May 17.0 124 h 17 °C 114 mm
June 19.5 131 h 15 °C 158 mm
July 16.0 102 h 14 °C 186 mm
August 21.0 142 h 14 °C 111 mm
September 24.5 237 h 16 °C 80 mm
October 23.5 203 h 18 °C 139 mm
November 24.0 243 h 20 °C 153 mm
December 25.5 251 h 23 °C 156 mm

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Technical details of Ferguson Park Tauranga spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SW, WSW, W.

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