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Harwood ( ID harwood )      Hits: 383
You are here: Oceania > New Zealand > Harwood ( ID harwood )
Continent: Oceania
Country: New Zealand
Next Big City (Airport):  Dunedin (South Island)
Next Town: Portobello
Latitude:   -45.8116
Longitude: 170.6788
Type:
- Lagoon
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Middle Beach (17.14 km) Best Direction: E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW Type: Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
Hazards:
- Animals
- Currents
- Ships/Boats
- Fisher Nets
- Buoys
- Wave Breakers / Groynes
- Rocks
- Stones
- Shells
- Stakes

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Low Tide
- Coming Tide
- Falling Tide


Clean blue water. OK all tides, not much sand at high tide, waist deep low tide. Quite flat at low tide, up to 2 foot chop, no surf. Don't go too far South, as the water gets deep quickly.

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 Beach
Type:
- Grass
- Sand
Size:
- Depending on Tide

Hazards:
- Rocks
- Stones
- Trees
- Road
- Power Lines
Beach crowds:
- None


Some shells. Launch/land on the sand away from road and power lines. Enough room for self launching/landing.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


Summer 10-25°C, a wetsuit needed even during summer. Season runs form October until May, usable off-season, less wind, cold.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- April
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- NNE
- NE
- ENE
- SSW
- SW
- WSW
- W
Main Direction:
No Information


3 times a week, often light, need big gear, usually NE or SW. NE best but must be 25-30 knots in city to be good here. Wind is often 10-20 knots, some days more.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
- Bus
Access:
No Information


Land at Dunedin airport, minibus to town, car towards Taiaroa Head Albatross Colony, next town past Portobello is called Harwood, Kokamuka St/Stepney Ave is best. Possibly on bus route.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information




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