Kite spot on water · New Zealand

Farm Cove,Half Moon bay

Name: Farm Cove,Half Moon bay
Address: NZ

Riders have kited it in NNW, N.

Show on the map-36.8914, 174.8823

Works in: NNW, N
Nearest airport: AKLAuckland International Airport, 16 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

worksno reports

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

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: Good skill level helps due to how busy the spot is and the shipping channel.

Watch out for

Busy area, shipping channel, and sailors on weekends.community map

Parking

Car park about 200 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Shallow spot with small chop, only suitable on mid to high tide, N/NNW wind is onshore.community map

Riders' tips

Stay out of the shipping channel unless you know what you are doing.community map

In riders' own words

„Only good for a N/NNW(On shore)“
„Busy area so a good level helps,dont venture into the channel unless you know what you are doing“
„OpenStreetMap way/157677927“
„OpenStreetMap way/673277710“
„Great shallow spot with small chop. Wind: Only good for a N/NNW(On shore) Tide: Only Mid-high“
„dont venture into the channel unless you know what you are doing“

Photos from the area

Thinornis novaeseelandiae 1223306 · 915 m from the spot
Shaun Lee, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Half Moon Bay, Auckland, New Zealand (Unsplash) · 1484 m from the spot
Tim Marshall timmarshall, CC0, 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.

10.5Jan5.4

9.8Feb5.0

9.9Mar5.1

10.0Apr5.1

11.0May5.7

11.7Jun6.0

11.5Jul5.9

11.3Aug5.8

11.9Sep6.1

12.4Oct6.4

11.7Nov6.0

11.4Dec5.9

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

Values by month

January	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
February	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
March	9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
April	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
May	11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
June	11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
July	11.5 knots · 5.9 m/s
August	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
September	11.9 knots · 6.1 m/s
October	12.4 knots · 6.4 m/s
November	11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
December	11.4 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.