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kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spots in New Zealand
231 spots listed, across 15 regions. Rideable days are computed from two full years of readings (2024 and 2025), spot by spot.
- spots
- 231
- regions
- 15
- kitesurf spots
- 218
- years of data (2024 and 2025)
- 2
By region
Number of spots per region; each region leads to its page.
Sports, by number of spots
When to ride
2024-2025 average| Region | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland 65 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
| Northland 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Bay of Plenty 20 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Canterbury 17 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Waikato 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Otago 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Tasman 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Wellington 14 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 27 |
Rideable days per month, averaged over the 2024-2025 readings, spot by spot. Regions are ordered by number of spots; the grey figure is that count. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
A rideable day means at least two consecutive hours at 7 knots or more, from a direction that works on the spot. Average of 2024 and 2025.
The windiest spots
2024-2025 averageAverage rideable days per year, computed from 2024-2025 readings. A day counts as rideable when it has at least two consecutive hours of wind at 7 knots or more, blowing from a direction that works for the spot.
All spots
231 spots · page 1 of 10-
Eastbourne
- rideable days per year
- 646
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Petone
- rideable days per year
- 359
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Farewell Spit
- rideable days per year
- 344
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Kaka Point
- rideable days per year
- 330
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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The Puddle
- rideable days per year
- 328
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Shakespear Bay
- rideable days per year
- 328
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Gisborne
- rideable days per year
- 326
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Kaiti Beach
- rideable days per year
- 326
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Wainui
- rideable days per year
- 326
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Wainui Beach
- rideable days per year
- 326
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Pine Harbour Beach
- rideable days per year
- 325
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Sunkist Bay
- rideable days per year
- 325
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Arkles Bay
- rideable days per year
- 324
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Long Bay
- rideable days per year
- 324
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Ngatitoa Domain
- rideable days per year
- 324
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Seatoun Beach
- rideable days per year
- 324
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Breaker Bay
- rideable days per year
- 323
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Clifford Bay
- rideable days per year
- 321
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Clarks Beach
- rideable days per year
- 320
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Greenpark Huts / Lake Ellesmere
- rideable days per year
- 319
Windfoil · Kitesurf · Lake
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Big Manly
- rideable days per year
- 315
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Matakatia Bay
- rideable days per year
- 315
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Tindalls Beach
- rideable days per year
- 315
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea
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Kohimarama Beach
- rideable days per year
- 314
Paddle · Kitesurf · Sea