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Best Kitespots in Bay of Plenty

1 spot · New Zealand

Kite days peak in October at 31 %.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
23 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
18 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Ohope Beach
23 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty in New Zealand has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 23 % kite days over the year; Ohope Beach leads with 23 %.

Water about 18 °C.

Best time to visit Bay of Plenty

  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

  • Low wind: March to April and June

Kite days at the median spot range from 19 % in April to 31 % in October.

Water 14 °C in August to 22 °C in February. Air 14 °C in July to 22 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Bay of Plenty: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Bay of Plenty?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is October with 31 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Bay of Plenty?

Ohope Beach has the most kite days in Bay of Plenty: 23 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Bay of Plenty?

The water ranges from 14 °C in August to 22 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in August, spring suit in February.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Bay of Plenty yet.

All spots in Bay of Plenty

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Ohope Beach

    New Zealand

    23 %
    January: 25 % kite days (Possible)February: 21 % kite days (Possible)March: 19 % kite days (Off)April: 19 % kite days (Off)May: 23 % kite days (Possible)June: 19 % kite days (Off)July: 20 % kite days (Possible)August: 23 % kite days (Possible)September: 29 % kite days (Possible)October: 31 % kite days (Possible)November: 27 % kite days (Possible)December: 27 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Ohope Beach: Jan 25 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 19 %, May 23 %, Jun 19 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 23 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 27 %, Dec 27 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Bay of Plenty: median of 1 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in Bay of Plenty, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/new-zealand/bay-of-plenty

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