Kite spot on water · New Zealand

Eastend Reserve

Name: Eastend Reserve
Address: NZ

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

Show on the map-39.0484, 174.0911

Nearest airport: NPLNew Plymouth Airport, 9 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

Who it suits: Best for beginners at low to mid tide (room to rig and margin for error).
Size of the area: Long beach with plenty of space.

Watch out for

A few scattered rocks.community map

Parking

Car park “East End Reserve Car Park” about 200 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Long sandy beach with a hook at the end, so riding downwind brings you back onto the beach.community map
Best at low to mid tide.community map

In riders' own words

„Best at low to half tide for beginners to leave room to rig up and allow some margin of error.“
„Lots of space with only a few odd rocks.“
„OpenStreetMap way/371991302“
„OpenStreetMap way/371991297“
„The beach is long, sandy. with a bend in it at the end so if you are going down wind you eventually just come back into the beach.“

Photos from the area

New Plymouth Girls' High School 276 · 903 m from the spot
Schwede66, CC BY-SA 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.

12.1Jan6.2

11.3Feb5.8

11.9Mar6.1

12.6Apr6.5

14.0May7.2

15.0Jun7.7

14.7Jul7.6

13.9Aug7.2

14.4Sep7.4

14.2Oct7.3

13.4Nov6.9

12.5Dec6.4

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

Values by month

January	12.1 knots · 6.2 m/s
February	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
March	11.9 knots · 6.1 m/s
April	12.6 knots · 6.5 m/s
May	14.0 knots · 7.2 m/s
June	15.0 knots · 7.7 m/s
July	14.7 knots · 7.6 m/s
August	13.9 knots · 7.2 m/s
September	14.4 knots · 7.4 m/s
October	14.2 knots · 7.3 m/s
November	13.4 knots · 6.9 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.