Overview

Motueka Inlet is a kitesurf spot located in the Motueka estuary, in Tasman Bay, on the South Island of New Zealand. This estuary offers flat and shallow water conditions, very different from the open ocean. It is an excellent learning spot in a sheltered environment. The prevailing winds come from the north and northwest. The spot is perfectly suited for beginners thanks to the calm and shallow estuary waters. Watch out for tides: the spot is only rideable at mid-tide and high tide, as the estuary drains considerably at low tide.

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Spot forecast for Motueka Inlet

Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 19:53

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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 2.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:19 · 2.8 m Low tide 11:39 · 1.5 m High tide 18:00 · 3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:26 · 1.4 m High tide 06:40 · 2.9 m Low tide 12:50 · 1.4 m High tide 19:08 · 3.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:27 · 1.3 m High tide 07:41 · 3.1 m Low tide 13:47 · 1.3 m High tide 20:01 · 3.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:16 · 1 m High tide 08:30 · 3.3 m Low tide 14:34 · 1 m High tide 20:46 · 3.5 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:58 · 0.8 m High tide 09:12 · 3.5 m Low tide 15:16 · 0.8 m High tide 21:28 · 3.7 m

Motueka Inlet: 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

180h

in January · 29 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 180 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is June, at 4.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 12 °C. The wettest month is June, with 209 mm.

Monthly averages: Motueka Inlet

Monthly averages — Motueka Inlet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.0	180 h	21 °C	69 mm
February	25.0	147 h	22 °C	73 mm
March	26.0	123 h	20 °C	31 mm
April	15.0	88 h	17 °C	181 mm
May	7.5	33 h	15 °C	75 mm
June	4.5	21 h	12 °C	209 mm
July	4.5	28 h	12 °C	157 mm
August	7.5	32 h	13 °C	75 mm
September	18.5	91 h	15 °C	87 mm
October	21.5	128 h	16 °C	180 mm
November	28.0	185 h	19 °C	71 mm
December	27.5	181 h	21 °C	79 mm

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Technical details of Motueka Inlet spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Nelson Aerodrome AWS24.8 km

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ZL2ASC-1322.1 km

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