Continent |
Oceania |
Country |
New Zealand |
Next Big City |
Dunedin (South Island) |
Next Town |
Portobello |
Type: |
Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Type: |
Shallow, Chop |
Hazards: |
Animals, Currents, Ships, Fishernets, Buoys, Wave breaker, Rocks, Stones, Shells, Stakes |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Low tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
Clean blue water. OK all tides, not much sand at high tide, waist deep low tide. Quite flat at low tide, up to 2 foot chop, no surf. Don't go too far South, as the water gets deep quickly.
Type: |
Grass, Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Rocks, Stones, Trees, Road, Power lines |
Beach Users: |
None |
Some shells. Launch/land on the sand away from road and power lines. Enough room for self launching/landing.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty, Normal |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal, Thick |
Summer 10-25°C, a wetsuit needed even during summer. Season runs form October until May, usable off-season, less wind, cold.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
No information |
Best Direction: |
NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
No information |
3 times a week, often light, need big gear, usually NE or SW. NE best but must be 25-30 knots in city to be good here. Wind is often 10-20 knots, some days more.
Transport |
Car, Bus |
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Access
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No information |
Land at Dunedin airport, minibus to town, car towards Taiaroa Head Albatross Colony, next town past Portobello is called Harwood, Kokamuka St/Stepney Ave is best. Possibly on bus route.
Rules |
No information |