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215 kitesurf spots in New Zealand

The seasonality and ranking below cover only the spots where this sport is practised. All spots in New Zealand

When to ride

16-22 knots 22-30 knots 30-40 knots 40+ knots
Average rideable days per month, computed from the 2022-2024 readings of every spot in the country.
Month January February March April May June July August September October November December
Rideable days 9 8 8 9 10 10 12 9 11 11 10 9
Temperature 18° 18° 15° 14° 12° 11° 10° 9° 11° 13° 15° 17°

The windiest spots

2022-2024 average
Spot Region Rideable days
Breaker Bay Wellington 256 d/yr
Lyall Bay Wellington 256 d/yr
Seatoun Beach Wellington 256 d/yr
Man O War Bay Auckland 245 d/yr
Eastbourne Wellington 234 d/yr
Petone Wellington 234 d/yr
Clifford Bay Marlborough 231 d/yr
Ngatitoa Domain Wellington 224 d/yr
The Puddle Wellington 224 d/yr
Titahi Bay Wellington 224 d/yr

Average rideable days per year, computed from 2022-2024 readings. A day counts as rideable as soon as conditions allow a session for one of the spot's sports.

All spots

215 spots

Sports, by number of spots