Army Bay
chop
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Whangaparaoa, New Zealand. Choppy water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NE, NW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
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Kitesurf spots in Auckland
29 Lohera kite spots in Auckland, mapped with local wind windows, water state, launch setup, and the kind of session each beach tends to reward.
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Each rose shows the directions that usually work for the spot. Hover or tap a pin above to place it on the coast before comparing details.
Bayswater Sand Spit
flat
Flat-water lagoon kite spot at Bayswater, New Zealand. Mostly flat water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NE, WSW, W, WNW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.
Bethells Beach (Te Henga)
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Bethells Beach, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for current.
Big Manly
chop
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Whangaparaoa Manly, New Zealand. Choppy water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NE, NW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
Browns Bay
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Browns Bay, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.
Bucklands Beach
mixed
River-mouth kite spot at Bucklands Beach, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for current.
Cheltenham Beach (Cheltie)
mixed
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Takapuna, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NNE, NE, ENE, E winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for crowds in season.
Cornwallis
mixed
Lake kite spot at Titirangi, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SSW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
Eastern Beach
mixed
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Bucklands Beach, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in N, NE, E, W winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
French Bay
flat
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Titirangi, New Zealand. Mostly flat water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SW, WSW, W winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for current, rocks.
Herne Bay
flat
Flat-water lagoon kite spot at Auckland, New Zealand. Mostly flat water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in W, WNW, NW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.
Ihumateo Rd
mixed
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Mangere, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SW, WSW, W, WNW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
Island Bay
flat
Flat-water lagoon kite spot at Kauri Park, New Zealand. Mostly flat water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.
Jenkins Bay
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Waitakere, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SSW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.
Karaka Park (Green Bay)
flat
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand. Mostly flat water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SSW, SW, WSW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.
Karekare
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Karekare, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SW, NW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.
Kawai Bay
mixed
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Warkworth, Snells Beach, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
Long Bay
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Torbay, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for crowds in season.
Milford
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Milford, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NNE, NE, SE winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.
Motukaraka Island (Flat Island)
flat
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Beachlands, New Zealand. Mostly flat water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in WSW, W winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.
North Piha
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Piha, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in W winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for current, rocks.
Ohope Beach (Ohope Bay of Plenty)
mixed
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Tauranga, Whatakane, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NW, NNW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for crowds in season, fishing nets.
Omaha
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Warkworth, Omaha, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in WSW, W, WNW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
Orewa Beach
mixed
Orewa Beach, a long sandy stretch just half an hour north of central Auckland, is a convenient, easygoing kite spot and beach break that doubles as a popular swimming and family beach. The water is mixed, generally flat to choppy but capable of delivering a proper beach break when easterly cyclone swell arrives. Wind works on NE, ENE and E directions, with the most consistent breezes through the spring-to-autumn months. Launch from the dedicated windsurf and kite area off Humphries Drive, using the large paddock at the end of the car park, with parking, grass, showers and toilets making it well set up; learners head upwind toward Sandy Point. The main hazard is people: keep clear of swimmers and never ride between the surf lifesaving flags. Best for intermediate and advanced riders given the shared beach and shifting conditions.
Point Chevalier (Point Chev)
mixed
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Point Chevalier, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Sandy beach launch. Works best in SSW, SW, WSW, W winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.
Takapuna
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Takapuna, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in N, NNE, NE, SE winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.
Te Atatu Peninsula (Harbour View Rd)
mixed
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Auckland, New Zealand. Mixed flat and chop. Works best in NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders. Watch for rocks.
Tindalls Beach
chop
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Whangaparaoa, New Zealand. Choppy water. Sandy beach launch. Works best in NW winds. Suitable for intermediates, advanced riders.
Waikawau Bay
waves
Open-coast kitesurf spot at Little Bay, New Zealand. Wave-prone. Sandy beach launch. Works best in WNW, NW, NNW winds. Suitable for beginners, intermediates, advanced riders.