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Rangitoto Lighthouse kitesurf and wingfoil spot

New Zealand · Auckland

Spot currently openAdvanced level -36.78 | 174.82

Overview

Rangitoto Lighthouse is a spot located on the volcanic island of Rangitoto, in the Hauraki Gulf. This spot offers an open water area with choppy conditions and currents around the island. NE and SW winds work here. The spot is reserved for advanced riders due to the isolation, currents around the island, and lack of infrastructure. Access by boat only. The island is a conservation park with a unique pohutukawa forest.
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Spot forecast for Rangitoto Lighthouse

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 19:41

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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 3.8 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 Now03:342.1 m09:420.8 m16:042.3 m22:220.8 m04:302.1 m10:370.8 m16:542.3 m23:140.7 m05:232.2 m11:300.7 m17:432.3 m00:010.6 m06:142.3 m12:190.6 m18:292.4 m00:460.5 m07:012.4 m14:070.5 m19:142.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.4 m
  • Sunday 25 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.5 m

Rangitoto Lighthouse: 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

367h

in October · 30 rideable days

The season runs from September to January, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 367 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is May, at 21.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d M June: 24 rideable days J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days21.5 d M June: 24 rideable days J July: 22.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 26.5 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 15 °C. The wettest month is July, with 212 mm.

Monthly averages: Rangitoto Lighthouse
Monthly averages — Rangitoto Lighthouse — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 351 h 23 °C 86 mm
February 26.0 247 h 24 °C 52 mm
March 27.5 276 h 22 °C 58 mm
April 27.0 286 h 20 °C 173 mm
May 21.5 223 h 17 °C 91 mm
June 24.0 233 h 15 °C 124 mm
July 22.5 211 h 15 °C 212 mm
August 25.0 254 h 15 °C 85 mm
September 27.0 332 h 16 °C 90 mm
October 30.0 367 h 18 °C 121 mm
November 26.5 299 h 20 °C 115 mm
December 29.5 346 h 22 °C 104 mm

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Technical details of Rangitoto Lighthouse spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Depending on conditions SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, WNW, NW, NNW.

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