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Kite spot on water · New Zealand

Goods Road, Tauranga

Riders have kited it in SE, S, SW.

Show on the map-37.6795, 176.1538
Works in
SE, S, SW
Nearest airport
TRGTauranga Airport, 4 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

Size of the area
Small spot in a small nature reserve below a hill.

Watch out for

  • Pedestrians, runners, and cyclists passing by, plus beginners taking lessons.community map
  • Cliff/slope disrupts airflow during launch and landing.community map

Where to launch

  • At the bottom of the hill on a small grassy reserve area (rigging, launching, landing, and packing).community map

Parking

  • On Goods Road in the cul-de-sac; do not block driveways.community map
  • Car park about 500 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Rules and respect

  • After your session, park your kite near the cliff and wind up your lines to keep the grass clear for other kiters, walkers, runners, and cyclists.community map
  • Wait for pedestrians to pass when launching and landing; do not block driveways when parking.community map

Conditions

  • 2 hours before and after high tide; wind can be stronger on the water than on the grass.community map

Facilities

  • Used by kite schools from Tauranga.community map
In riders' own words
  • „Wind Directions: SE-S-SW“
  • „Goods Road is a small kiteboarding location... in a little reserve area.“
  • „The kite setup , launching/landing and pack down area is down the bottom of the hill in a little reserve area.“
  • „Parking is on goods road in the colder sack, please park nicely and not to block any ones driveways“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/1030307526“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/1030307525“
  • „Beware when launching/landing your kite the cliff/bank will disturbed the wind flow“
  • „if people are walking past please wait till they have gone past before launching/landing your kite.“
  • „When you come in from kiting place your kite up by the cliff and roll up your lines so the grass area is free“
  • „Tides: 2 hours before and after high tides ... wind can be stronger on the water than in the grass area.“
  • „Goods Road is a small kiteboarding location for Tauranga kite Schools“

Photos from the area

00 1020 Tauranga - Bay of Plenty region (New Zealand)
00 1020 Tauranga - Bay of Plenty region (New Zealand) · 959 m from the spot
W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount Maunganui bay of plenty New Zealand (4582982941)
Mount Maunganui bay of plenty New Zealand (4582982941) · 1063 m from the spot
Umedha Hettigoda, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tauranga, Mount Maunganui (4582983539)
Tauranga, Mount Maunganui (4582983539) · 1063 m from the spot
Umedha Hettigoda, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
January10.2 knots · 5.2 m/s
February9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
March9.9 knots · 5.1 m/s
April9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
May10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
June11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s
July11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s
August10.9 knots · 5.6 m/s
September11.2 knots · 5.8 m/s
October11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s
November10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
December10.6 knots · 5.5 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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