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Kite spot on water · New Zealand

Cheltenham Beach,Devonport

Riders have kited it in NE, E, SE.

Show on the map-36.8230, 174.8090
Works in
NE, E, SE
Watch out
E
Nearest airport
AKLAuckland International Airport, 21 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

  • Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
  • When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
  • New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

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Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

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From riders

What you need to know

Watch out E
Onshore and gusty wind.

Where to launch

  • Rigging possible from Matai Rd or from the small park by Oxford Tce.community map

Parking

  • Car park about 150 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Rules and respect

  • Risk of ban - stick together, stay at least 50 m from swimmers and 100 m from beachgoers, do not leave lines laid out.community map

Conditions

  • Flat, waist-deep water. Extremely busy in summer. Works from 1.5 h after low tide until 2 h before high tide (and through low tide on big tides).community map

Facilities

  • Local contact: Wings and Waves (Rueben or Eva).community map
In riders' own words
  • „Wind: NE-Cross on E-On shore(Gusty) SE-Cross on“
  • „Rigging: Can be from Matai Rd or the small park off Oxford Tce.“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/1467272683“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/1467272689“
  • „Don't Kite within 50m of swimmers or 100m of Beach goers if the beach is busy. Don't leave Kite lines laying around.“
  • „Flat Water,Waist deep Spot.Extremelly busy in the summer... 1.5 hours after Low to 2 hours before high“
  • „Local Contact: Wings and Waves Rueben or Eva“

Photos from the area

Canavan Residence (former) from left
Canavan Residence (former) from left · 13 m from the spot
Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Driftwood on Cheltenham Beach, Devonport
Driftwood on Cheltenham Beach, Devonport · 19 m from the spot
Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canavan Residence (former), side view
Canavan Residence (former), side view · 22 m from the spot
Bjankuloski06, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month
January10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
February9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
March9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
April10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
May11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
June11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
July11.5 knots · 5.9 m/s
August11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
September11.9 knots · 6.1 m/s
October12.4 knots · 6.4 m/s
November11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
December11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Kitesurfing spots in NZ” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.

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