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Kitesurf Location - Petone ( ID petone )      Hits: 1210
 
You are here: Oceania > New Zealand > Kitesurf Location - Petone ( ID petone )
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
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Toilet
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Shells

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Low Tide


Choppy to small waves.

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 Location
Type:
- Pebbles
- Stones
Size:
- Depending on Tide

Hazards:
- Shells
Location crowds:
- January
- December


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.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorty

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


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.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SSE
- S
- SSW
- SW
Main Direction:
- N
- NW
- NNW


Works good in Southerlies. Too much SE and the wind can get unstable.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


From Wellington to Lower Hutt and here to its shore in the south of the city.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones


You should head to the east end of the beach as kiting is only allowed here, not in front of the road.

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