Continent |
Oceania |
Country |
New Zealand |
Next Big City |
Dunedin |
Next Town |
St. Kilda |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Expert |
Features: |
Camping, School, Rescue, Toilet, Food, Parking |
Type: |
Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Swimmers, Animals, Currents, Fishernets |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Low tide |
Big shore break, big surf, best for experts, big currents usually heading north. Best on SSW wind with big E swell, pushes current back toward the S to make it easier to stay upwind.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
No information |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Easiest launching on the beach at any tide, can launch land on Kettle Park, but there are now many fences. Watch out for the updraft off the dunes in onshore winds. Can also be very gusty in sideshore winds. Stay well clear of the temporary pier for construction of the new sewage outfall.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
A wetsuit is always needed.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW |
Main Direction: |
SSW, SW |
Can be very squally and changeable weather when S or SW, pick your days, any offshore winds not recommended as the dunes mess up the wind.
Transport |
Car, Bus |
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Access
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Short walk |
Located in St. Kilda, which can be reached by bus as well.
Rules |
Zones |
Don't go near the construction area. Don't get caught in the shark nets.
Back to town to go crazy with the university students.