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Ohiwa kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

New Zealand · Bay of Plenty

Spot currently openBeginner level -37.99 | 177.16

Overview

Ohiwa is a kitesurfing spot located in Ohiwa Harbour, east of the Bay of Plenty. This natural harbour offers a vast shallow water area, ideal for kitesurfing in safe conditions. The harbour is protected from ocean swell by a sand spit. The prevailing winds come from the southwest and west, but northeasterly sea breezes also work well. Tides have a significant impact on the navigable area, with large sandy expanses exposed at low tide. Spot suitable for beginners and intermediates thanks to the shallow waters.
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Spot forecast for Ohiwa

Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 19:33

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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 6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now02:031.5 m08:150.6 m14:361.6 m20:550.6 m02:571.5 m09:080.6 m15:281.6 m21:490.6 m03:531.5 m10:020.6 m16:191.6 m22:400.5 m04:481.6 m10:540.5 m17:081.7 m23:280.5 m05:391.6 m11:440.5 m17:561.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.6 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 · 1.6 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

Ohiwa: 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

177h

in September · 25 rideable days

The season runs from September to February, peaking in September: 23 rideable days a month and 177 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is May, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d M June: 12.5 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days25 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d M June: 12.5 rideable days J July: 11.5 rideable days11.5 d J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days25 d S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is July, with 265 mm.

Monthly averages: Ohiwa
Monthly averages — Ohiwa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.5 140 h 23 °C 131 mm
February 18.5 108 h 24 °C 70 mm
March 16.5 115 h 22 °C 68 mm
April 14.0 103 h 20 °C 198 mm
May 11.5 84 h 17 °C 194 mm
June 12.5 85 h 15 °C 202 mm
July 11.5 73 h 14 °C 265 mm
August 14.5 108 h 14 °C 119 mm
September 25.0 177 h 17 °C 112 mm
October 24.5 221 h 18 °C 176 mm
November 22.5 158 h 21 °C 198 mm
December 25.0 225 h 23 °C 205 mm

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Technical details of Ohiwa spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, E, S, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Beginner

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