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Kite spot on water · New Zealand

Harbour View Rd Reserve,Te Atatu Peninsula

Riders have kited it in NE, E, SE, S.

Show on the map-36.8397, 174.6613
Works in
NE, E, SE, S
Watch out
S
Nearest airport
AKLAuckland International Airport, 22 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

Who it suits
Great shallow spot for lessons and beginners.
Size of the area
Usually uncrowded.
Watch out S
Gusty sideshore wind.

Watch out for

  • Rocks close to shore, tricky launch in the park or near the rocks, mangroves in front of the parking lot, and car thieves.community map

Where to launch

  • Beginners at low to mid tide: pump up in the park and rig by the water; otherwise launch in the park (check lines carefully).community map

Parking

  • Parking at the spot - hide valuables and lock your car due to thieves.unguarded · community map
  • Car park about 600 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

  • Shallow spot, one of the few urban high-tide spots. Does not work at low tide, best 3-4 hours before and after high tide.community map

Riders' tips

  • Stay outside the mangroves in front of the parking lot.community map
In riders' own words
  • „Wind: NE/SE-Cross on E-Onshore S-SideShore(Gusty see Pt Chev)“
  • „Great shallow spot for learning“
  • „generally uncrowded.“
  • „Beginners-Low-Mid tide,Pump up in the park and Rig kite up by the water,otherwise launch in the park“
  • „in front of carpark,hide your valubles in the car and lock the door thieves do exist here.“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/49884605“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/745984433“
  • „Watch out for Rocks in close and launching in the park or by the rocks can be dodgy.Stay outside the mangrove trees“
  • „Great shallow spot for learning and is one of the only inner city high tide spots... Low,forget about it.3-4 hrs before and after High best.“
  • „Stay outside the mangrove trees in front of carpark“

Photos from the area

Harbourview - Orangihina Park 20260103 112256
Harbourview - Orangihina Park 20260103 112256 · 18 m from the spot
Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harbourview - Orangihina Park 20260103 112423
Harbourview - Orangihina Park 20260103 112423 · 31 m from the spot
Prosperosity, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harbourview - Orangihina Park Auckland CBD 20260103 112410
Harbourview - Orangihina Park Auckland CBD 20260103 112410 · 31 m from the spot
Prosperosity, 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
January11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
February11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
March11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s
April11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s
May13.4 knots · 6.9 m/s
June14.4 knots · 7.4 m/s
July14.2 knots · 7.3 m/s
August13.7 knots · 7.0 m/s
September13.9 knots · 7.2 m/s
October14.0 knots · 7.2 m/s
November13.0 knots · 6.7 m/s
December12.5 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.

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