Te Puru Park, New Zealand is a Shallow and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NE and NW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Te Puru Park, New Zealand !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Te Puru Park, New Zealand is a Shallow and Chop spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NE and NW
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Te Puru Park, New Zealand !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
From the airport head to Pakuranga, then head to Whitford and carry onto Beachlands. Past Beachlands head to Omana, just before Omana turn a left into a reserve/car park. You can see the firth of Thames and the beach from there. Walk across the reserve to get to beach.
From the airport head to Pakuranga, then head to Whitford and carry onto Beachlands. Past Beachlands head to Omana, just before Omana turn a left into a reserve/car park. You can see the firth of Thames and the beach from there. Walk across the reserve to get to beach.
Water is pretty warm, about 25°C in summer, cool in winter though, about 15°C. No wetsuit needed during summer.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NE and NW
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Te Puru Park, New Zealand.
Best directions here are from the N, NE or NW. Northerlies have a fairly consistent spread throughout the year so there is no real ON/OFF period at this beach. Still touch and go though as Northerlies aren't the prevailing wind direction in AK. The N/NW winds that work well at this spot don't come around that often. Prevailing directions out East Auckland way: Summer: NE isobaric winds. Northerly Sea Breezes. Autumn: NE isobaric winds, odd westerly day. Winter: Anything goes, but mostly SW. Spring: Mostly from WSW, W, windiest season in Auckland. Auckland has no real off season with good winds year round.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE, E, SW and WSW, W
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Te Puru Park, New Zealand are
September, October and November
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Water is pretty warm, about 25°C in summer, cool in winter though, about 15°C. No wetsuit needed during summer.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
N, NE and NW
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Te Puru Park, New Zealand.
Best directions here are from the N, NE or NW. Northerlies have a fairly consistent spread throughout the year so there is no real ON/OFF period at this beach. Still touch and go though as Northerlies aren't the prevailing wind direction in AK. The N/NW winds that work well at this spot don't come around that often. Prevailing directions out East Auckland way: Summer: NE isobaric winds. Northerly Sea Breezes. Autumn: NE isobaric winds, odd westerly day. Winter: Anything goes, but mostly SW. Spring: Mostly from WSW, W, windiest season in Auckland. Auckland has no real off season with good winds year round.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE, E, SW and WSW, W
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Te Puru Park, New Zealand are
September, October and November
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Te Puru Park, New Zealand is a
Shallow and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Small size.
Beach is pretty small, about 100m long and backs onto a reserve. Mostly shells, odd bit of sand, a few branches around the place. The reserve is ideal for landing kites.
Flat water, small chop. High tide is ideal waist depth. Low tide can still be ridden but 100m walk required from beach. If your riding at low tide make sure you wear boots, lots of oysters and foul bottom.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide,Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Te Puru Park, New Zealand is a
Shallow and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Small size.
Beach is pretty small, about 100m long and backs onto a reserve. Mostly shells, odd bit of sand, a few branches around the place. The reserve is ideal for landing kites.
Flat water, small chop. High tide is ideal waist depth. Low tide can still be ridden but 100m walk required from beach. If your riding at low tide make sure you wear boots, lots of oysters and foul bottom.
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Shells
.
Beach risk reported:
Shells
.
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
Shells
.
Beach risk reported:
Shells
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
A
parking
is available at Te Puru Park, New Zealand.
There are
Showers
available on the spot.
No rules here but commonsense prevails of course. Kiteleash recommended as while reserve doesn't pose a problem for runaway kites, the open road behind it does.
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