Continent |
Oceania |
Country |
New Zealand |
Next Big City |
Wellington (North Island) |
Next Town |
Lower Hutt |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Shells |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Low tide |
Choppy to small waves.
Type: |
Pebbles, Stones |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
Shells |
Beach Users: |
January, December |
Long pebble beach. You should head to the east end of the beach as kiting is only allowed here, not in front of the road. There is a park with grass where to rig up. On high tide the beach can be narrow. Besides that there are a lot of shells an small drift wood on the beach.
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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.
Best Months: |
January, February, March, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SSE, S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: |
N, NW, NNW |
Works good in Southerlies. Too much SE and the wind can get unstable.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Wellington to Lower Hutt and here to its shore in the south of the city.
Rules |
Zones |
You should head to the east end of the beach as kiting is only allowed here, not in front of the road.