Atata Island, Tonga is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Atata Island, Tonga !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Atata Island, Tonga is a Shallow, Flat and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for Intermediate riders, but Expert will love it.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Atata Island, Tonga !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
You can do a day trip to the resort from Nuku'alofa. They include lunch, snorkeling and kayaks. They have windsurf and SUP too but are not so new even if still usable. If you stay on the resort you can just walk to your favorite part of the island set-up and kite.
You can do a day trip to the resort from Nuku'alofa. They include lunch, snorkeling and kayaks. They have windsurf and SUP too but are not so new even if still usable. If you stay on the resort you can just walk to your favorite part of the island set-up and kite.
Shorts are fine, rushguard if it's cloudy. Water is warm, air too.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
.
There is
Trade wind
at Atata Island, Tonga.
Trade wind from the East.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE and SSE
on the spot.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Shorts are fine, rushguard if it's cloudy. Water is warm, air too.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW and NW
.
There is
Trade wind
at Atata Island, Tonga.
Trade wind from the East.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE and SSE
on the spot.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Atata Island, Tonga is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Tidal size.
With high tide there is no beach to land the kite. Arrive on the beach and release or ask someone, who has to enter in the water, to land your kite.
It seems to me it can work with any tide but i didn't tried with low but one hour after and it was good. Suits for beginner if they ride on the onshore wind side and as long as there is someone else on the water. If you are on the south end look after your board as there is some currents. No problem if you ride with onshore wind.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Atata Island, Tonga is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Tidal size.
With high tide there is no beach to land the kite. Arrive on the beach and release or ask someone, who has to enter in the water, to land your kite.
It seems to me it can work with any tide but i didn't tried with low but one hour after and it was good. Suits for beginner if they ride on the onshore wind side and as long as there is someone else on the water. If you are on the south end look after your board as there is some currents. No problem if you ride with onshore wind.
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents, Reefs and Corals
.
Beach risk reported:
Trees
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
Need to know
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Currents, Reefs and Corals
.
Beach risk reported:
Trees
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
