Kite spot on water · New Zealand

Dont ride past here

Name: Dont ride past here
Address: NZ

Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.

Show on the map-40.4731, 175.2288

Nearest airport: PMRPalmerston North Airport, 37 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

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Watch out for

Beyond this point the wind is gusty and unstablecommunity map

Parking

Car park about 700 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Rules and respect

Do not ride past this point, birds rest along the shorecommunity map

In riders' own words

„OpenStreetMap relation/9683700“
„Wind gets Messy after this point and birds roost along shore“

Photos from the area

Tetragonia trigyna 421483213 · 1011 m from the spot
Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Psathyrella ammophila 164168416 · 1324 m from the spot
Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sand Dune Cicada by Shaun (axons) · 1344 m from the spot
Shaun (axons), 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.

12.6Jan6.5

11.8Feb6.1

11.6Mar6.0

11.6Apr6.0

12.8May6.6

13.2Jun6.8

13.2Jul6.8

12.6Aug6.5

13.9Sep7.2

13.9Oct7.2

13.6Nov7.0

12.5Dec6.4

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

Values by month

January	12.6 knots · 6.5 m/s
February	11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s
March	11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s
April	11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s
May	12.8 knots · 6.6 m/s
June	13.2 knots · 6.8 m/s
July	13.2 knots · 6.8 m/s
August	12.6 knots · 6.5 m/s
September	13.9 knots · 7.2 m/s
October	13.9 knots · 7.2 m/s
November	13.6 knots · 7.0 m/s
December	12.5 knots · 6.4 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.