Continent |
Oceania |
Country |
New Zealand |
Next Big City |
Wellington |
Next Town |
Eastbourne |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Very open and unsheltered spot. It can get quite choppy with wind against tide conditions.
Beach
Type: |
Pebbles, Stones |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Stones, Shells |
Beach Users: |
January, February, December |
Very open beach of small stones with grassy rigging area close to the car park. Best part of the beach is at the rugby club car park at the southern end of the beach road.
Weather
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal, Thick |
Summer months, October to April around 20+°C, best May to June marginal and July to October winter months it is cold (10-14°C), but possible to ride.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, S, SSW, SW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, WNW, NW, NNW |
75% northerlies and 15-20% southerlies. Eastbourne does not work in true South to Southeast conditions. The wind is very unstable in those conditions and cross offshore. If there is too much West in the wind direction the wind can become unstable too because of the hills/mountains just inland.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Wellington to Lower Hut, then south along the coast until you reach Eastbourne. Along the waterfront until you get to the parking at the rugby/sports club.
Extra information
Rules |
No information |
Nightlife
No information