58 windsurf spots in New Zealand

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

windsurf spots: 58
spots in New Zealand overall: 231
years of data (2024 and 2025): 2

When to ride

2024-2025 average

Bay of Plenty25rideable days in January, the peak of the region

Canterbury27rideable 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
Bay of Plenty 9	25	21	21	23	17	19	15	20	25	24	24	25
Canterbury 9	26	24	25	20	17	16	14	20	27	26	27	27
Wellington 7	24	19	23	17	20	17	15	20	25	25	20	25
Auckland 5	28	24	26	26	20	24	21	23	28	29	27	28
Otago 5	16	15	14	12	11	7	7	10	16	17	17	17
Southland 4	23	24	23	20	24	11	9	17	25	26	24	24
Tasman 4	21	18	20	15	13	11	10	13	22	23	23	24
Waikato 4	19	18	19	13	13	11	10	14	19	20	18	19

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

58 windsurf spots in New Zealand

When to ride

The windiest spots

All spots

Eastbourne

Petone

Farewell Spit

Gisborne

Clifford Bay

Greenpark Huts / Lake Ellesmere

Onetangi Beach

Orewa Beach

Kairaki Beach

Mission Bay

Takapuna

Timber / Lake Ellesmere

Wairau Bar

Marine Parade

Omaha Beach

New Brighton North

The Pier

South Brighton

Sumner

Lake Ferry

Waihi Beach

Dunedin Harbour

Mount Maunganui

Tay Street

Sports, by number of spots

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