Petone ( ID petone )
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Continent: Oceania
Country: New Zealand
Next Big City (Airport): Wellington (North Island)
Next Town: Lower Hutt
Latitude: -41.2347
Longitude: 174.8931
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Intermediate
Good for:
- Kitesurfing
Features:
- Toilet
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Type:
- Chop
Hazards:
- Shells
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Low Tide
Choppy to small waves.Edit
Type:
- Pebbles
Size:
- Depending on Tide
Hazards:
- Shells
Beach crowds:
- January
Long pebble beach. You should head to the east end of the beach as kiting is only allowed here, not in front of the road. There is a park with grass where to rig up. On high tide the beach can be narrow. Besides that there are a lot of shells an small drift wood on the beach.Edit
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty
Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer months, October to April around 20+°C, best May to June marginal and July to October winter months it is cold (10-14°C), but possible to ride.Edit
Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- January
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds
Best Direction:
- SSE
Main Direction:
- N
Works good in Southerlies. Too much SE and the wind can get unstable.Edit
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk
From Wellington to Lower Hutt and here to its shore in the south of the city.Edit
You should head to the east end of the beach as kiting is only allowed here, not in front of the road.Edit
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