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Kite spot on water · New Zealand

Tay Street, Mount Maunganui

Riders have kited it in N, NE, E, SE, NW.

Show on the map-37.6465, 176.1997
Works in
N, NE, E, SE, NW
Nearest airport
TRGTauranga Airport, 3 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 grassy area up on the bank for rigging and packing up.

Watch out for

  • Artificial reef 100 m offshore at low tide (150-200 m at high tide); very shallow (knee-deep) at low tide with a strong pull when waves break.community map
  • Steep bank with a big drop-off, houses, cars, public, swimmers, surfers, and trainer kite lessons on the beach.community map

Where to launch

  • Rigging and packing down on a small grassy area at the top of the bank, but launch and land down on the beach (steep bank with a drop-off).community map

Parking

  • Car park about 350 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Getting there

  • Quite a steep bank between the grassy area and the beach, with a big drop-off at the end.community map

Rules and respect

  • Do not launch or land on the upper grass area at Tay Street; when taking a break, park your kite down on the beach and wrap your lines.community map
  • When walking on the beach, keep your kite at a 45-degree angle so the public can walk under the kite and lines.community map

Conditions

  • All tides, surf; at low tide the water is only knee-deep on the reef.community map

Facilities

  • Trainer kite lessons on the beach and surf schools operate here.community map
In riders' own words
  • „Wind Directions: NW-N-NE-E-SE“
  • „Tay Street has a small grass area at the top of the bank this is the kite setup and pack down area“
  • „small grass area at the top of the bank this is the kite setup and pack down area, we do advise all kiters to launch/land there kites down on the beach“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/598200771“
  • „as the bank is quite steep with a big drop at the end.“
  • „Beware of the reef that is 100mout at low tide and 200m out at high tide, it has a lot of pull is surf is braking on it and its very shallow“
  • „do not launch/land your kite up on tay street grass area due to it being a small area, houses, cars, members of the public etc.“
  • „place your kite down on the beach and roll up your lines if you are having a brake, do not launch/land your kite up on tay street grass area“
  • „Keep you kite at 45 degrees when walking up the beach so then members of the public can walk under your kite and lines.“
  • „Tides: All tides ... if the surf is rolling in ... very shallow at low tide (you can stand up on it as its only knee deep)“
  • „Watch out for kite instructors teaching the trainer kite lesson on the beach“

Photos from the area

New Zealand paragliding-112855
New Zealand paragliding-112855 · 108 m from the spot
QFSE Media, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colorful Dunes
Colorful Dunes · 477 m from the spot
Abaconda Management Group from New Zealand, 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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