Sunkist Bay, New Zealand 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
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Sunkist Bay, New Zealand !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Sunkist Bay, New Zealand 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
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Sunkist Bay, 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
Head to Howick, then Whitford, then past Formose Golf course. At Beachlands (next exit) turn left. Go straight, veer around corner, head through township, at last turnoff is Sunkist Bay.
Head to Howick, then Whitford, then past Formose Golf course. At Beachlands (next exit) turn left. Go straight, veer around corner, head through township, at last turnoff is Sunkist Bay.
3/2 Steamer in winter, shorty or no wetsuit in summer. The season here runs all year. Air temp is 15°C in winter, 23°C in summer.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Sunkist Bay, New Zealand.
A large range of wind speeds can be kited here. The gap created between the island and the mainland creates a funnel effect giving you very high winds on that part of the spit, and super flat water. Spring is very windy with strong WSW winds most of the time. Winter is mostly SW but with more variety than spring. Summer is mostly moderately strong SW or NE winds or Sea Breezes. Autumn has high number of NE and N days. The season here runs all year but best in the afternoon. Mornings are pretty windless.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE, SW and WSW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Sunkist Bay, New Zealand are
September, October and November
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
3/2 Steamer in winter, shorty or no wetsuit in summer. The season here runs all year. Air temp is 15°C in winter, 23°C in summer.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
NE
.
There is
Thermal and Frontal wind
at Sunkist Bay, New Zealand.
A large range of wind speeds can be kited here. The gap created between the island and the mainland creates a funnel effect giving you very high winds on that part of the spit, and super flat water. Spring is very windy with strong WSW winds most of the time. Winter is mostly SW but with more variety than spring. Summer is mostly moderately strong SW or NE winds or Sea Breezes. Autumn has high number of NE and N days. The season here runs all year but best in the afternoon. Mornings are pretty windless.
Wind
usually
blows
from NE, SW and WSW
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Sunkist Bay, New Zealand are
September, October and November
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Sunkist Bay, New Zealand is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Small size.
A small pretty narrow sandy beach in the bay whilst the flat island area is a vast sandbar that is exposed at low tide. The island is in the middle of the sandbar. Walk over tidal flats to get to spit. Safe launch/land at both sand spit and bay.
Ranges from perfectly flat to medium chop depending on where you are. The chop is pretty clean too. The flat water area is on the sand spit that connects the nearby Flat Island. Flat Island works at low tide only whilst the bay works at all tides but best at mid. There are no currents there.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
Coming Tide,Falling Tide
.
Sunkist Bay, New Zealand is a
Shallow, Flat and Chop spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Small size.
A small pretty narrow sandy beach in the bay whilst the flat island area is a vast sandbar that is exposed at low tide. The island is in the middle of the sandbar. Walk over tidal flats to get to spit. Safe launch/land at both sand spit and bay.
Ranges from perfectly flat to medium chop depending on where you are. The chop is pretty clean too. The flat water area is on the sand spit that connects the nearby Flat Island. Flat Island works at low tide only whilst the bay works at all tides but best at mid. There are no currents there.
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
None
.
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
None
.
Beach risk reported:
Trees
.
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 Sunkist Bay, New Zealand.
The spot has
Showers
and
Toilets
facilities.
There is
Food
available on the spot
No rules here, just common sense applies. Watch launch at high tide. Be careful at flat island as strong offshore winds can blow you out to sea if not careful. Flat Island not for beginners.
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