77 paddle spots in New Zealand

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

paddle spots: 77
spots in New Zealand overall: 231
years of data (2024 and 2025): 2

When to ride

2024-2025 average

Auckland29rideable days in October, the peak of the region

Bay of Plenty27rideable days in September, the peak of the region

Rideable days per month and region
Region	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Auckland 49	28	25	27	26	21	23	20	24	27	29	26	28
Bay of Plenty 12	26	23	22	23	17	19	16	21	27	27	25	26
Tasman 5	18	17	18	12	8	7	5	9	20	21	21	22
Waikato 5	18	15	10	14	7	10	9	12	11	15	16	14
Hawke's Bay 2	24	24	22	22	11	14	13	18	19	26	28	28
Northland 2	20	17	15	22	14	17	20	19	14	19	20	17
Nelson 1	26	24	24	14	13	10	6	12	22	24	28	28
Wellington 1	18	12	16	12	14	14	10	16	20	20	10	17

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 average

Average 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

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Sports, by number of spots

Kitesurf218
Wingfoil209
Paddle77
Windsurf58
Surf51
Windfoil8
Landkite6
Snowkite3
Sup foiling3

77 paddle spots in New Zealand

When to ride

The windiest spots

All spots

Petone

Shakespear Bay

Pine Harbour Beach

Sunkist Bay

Arkles Bay

Long Bay

Clarks Beach

Big Manly

Matakatia Bay

Tindalls Beach

Kohimarama Beach

Maraetai Beach

Pine Harbour Point

Te Puru Park

Oneroa Beach

Onetangi Beach

Surfdale

Bucklands Beach

Snells Beach

Whitford Creek

Army Bay

Okoromai Bay

Orewa Beach

Red Beach

Sports, by number of spots

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