Continent |
Oceania |
Country |
New Zealand |
Next Big City |
Wellington (North Island) |
Next Town |
Waikanae |
|
Type: |
Ocean, River Mouth |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Fishernets |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
Shallow river mouth, waist deep for a long way. Good long shallow part at high tide. Can be a bit choppy but protected by Kapiti Island so doesn't get too surfy like the rest of the coast.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Nice beach with white sand. No obstacles other than occasional logs.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Normal |
Kiteable all year. Summer no wetsuit needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, September, October, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N, NNE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
Main Direction: |
N, NNE, W, WNW, NW, NNW |
Quite regular and most boarders from Wellington drive up to this spot.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Wellington drive North to Waikanae, 30min (60km), turn off at Mobil gas station. Drive to beach, turn left drive to end and you are there.
Extra information
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