Français

Takutairaria Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot

New Zealand · Auckland

Spot currently openIntermediate level -36.8 | 174.94

Overview

Takutairaria Bay is a small bay on the west coast of Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf. This discreet spot offers protected sailing conditions with a relatively calm water area. The west-facing orientation of the bay makes it favorable for SW to NW winds. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders. Access may be limited and parking restricted. Waiheke Island is accessible by ferry from Auckland.
Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Takutairaria Bay

Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 19:40

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1 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 Now02:382.1 m08:430.8 m15:112.3 m21:250.9 m03:332.1 m09:410.8 m16:032.3 m22:220.8 m04:292.2 m10:370.8 m16:542.3 m23:130.7 m05:232.2 m11:290.7 m17:422.4 m00:000.6 m06:132.3 m12:180.6 m18:292.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.9 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 · 2.2 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 · 2.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.5 m

Takutairaria Bay: 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

363h

in October · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 27 rideable days a month and 363 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is May, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d O November: 26 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 21.5 rideable days J July: 20 rideable days J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d O November: 26 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 15 °C. The wettest month is July, with 212 mm.

Monthly averages: Takutairaria Bay
Monthly averages — Takutairaria Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 309 h 23 °C 86 mm
February 25.0 224 h 24 °C 52 mm
March 26.5 240 h 22 °C 58 mm
April 23.5 245 h 20 °C 173 mm
May 19.0 187 h 17 °C 91 mm
June 21.5 200 h 15 °C 124 mm
July 20.0 185 h 15 °C 212 mm
August 21.5 187 h 15 °C 85 mm
September 27.0 330 h 16 °C 90 mm
October 29.5 363 h 18 °C 121 mm
November 26.0 279 h 20 °C 115 mm
December 28.5 324 h 22 °C 104 mm

Photo gallery of Takutairaria Bay

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Takutairaria Bay spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

whitehaven8.3 kmsource weathercloud

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from whitehaven weather station are reserved for Premium members.

  • Real-time readings
  • Last 48 hours history
  • Custom alerts
  • Extended weather forecasts
Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Takutairaria Bay

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Auckland

Comments 0

No comments yet.

    Log in to comment

    Suggest a photo

    Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC. 10 MB at most per photo.

    Suggest a video

    Your video suggestion will be reviewed by our team before being published. Thank you for your contribution!

    Paste the URL of your video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc.

    Suggest sports for this spot

    Select the sports you think are practiced at this spot:

    Your proposal will be reviewed by our team before publication.

    Sports practiced

    Select all sports available at this spot

    Menu

    Explore

    Log in Sign up Français