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Continent:	Oceania
Country:	New Zealand
Next Big City (Airport):	Christchurch (South Island)
Next Town:	New Brighton South
Latitude:	-43.5226
Longitude:	172.7378
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing - Surfing	Features: - Shower - Toilet - Food - Parking

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Near Locations
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Water

Type:	- Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m) - Big Wave (> 3m)	Hazards: - None

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: No Information

Big waves sometimes. Usually some sort of waves about with nice flats close to shore.

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Location

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Depending on Tide

Hazards:	- Other	Location crowds: - January - December

Soft sand. Sometimes little bits of driftwood. Can be a tight squeeze at high tide depending on the shape of the sandbars.

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Weather

Spring:	- Normal Wetsuit	Summer: - Shorty

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

Full wetsuit October and November, shorty after that. Winter very cold.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

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

Best Direction:	- N - NNE - NE	Main Direction: - NE

Main season October to March, with wind from the Northeast. Usually less than 20 knots but sometime stronger. Usually Northeast 3 or 4 days a week but sometimes only light. Northerly also good goes from about 20 knots up. Wind not good in winter.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- Short Walk

Go to Christchurch, follow signs to New Brighton, then South Brighton (look for Bridge Street on a map).

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- Restricted Zones
- Time Restrictions

From November on (summer) don't launch kites in front of the surf club. Stay out of the flagged area and away from swimmers. Don't leave lines on the beach as lots of people walk around this area.

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Nightlife

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