Middle Beach or Ocean Beach ( ID middle_beach8b )
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Continent: Oceania
Country: New Zealand
Next Big City (Airport): Dunedin
Next Town: St. Kilda
Latitude: -45.9091
Longitude: 170.5073
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Expert
Good for:
- Kitesurfing
Features:
- Camping
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Type:
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- Swimmers
Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- Low Tide
Big shore break, big surf, best for experts, big currents usually heading north. Best on SSW wind with big E swell, pushes current back toward the S to make it easier to stay upwind.Edit
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Depending on Tide
Hazards:
No Information
Beach crowds:
No Information
Easiest launching on the beach at any tide, can launch land on Kettle Park, but there are now many fences. Watch out for the updraft off the dunes in onshore winds. Can also be very gusty in sideshore winds. Stay well clear of the temporary pier for construction of the new sewage outfall.Edit
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Normal Wetsuit
Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
A wetsuit is always needed.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- January
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- E
Main Direction:
- SSW
Can be very squally and changeable weather when S or SW, pick your days, any offshore winds not recommended as the dunes mess up the wind.Edit
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
Located in St. Kilda, which can be reached by bus as well.Edit
Don't go near the construction area. Don't get caught in the shark nets.Edit
Back to town to go crazy with the university students.Edit
