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Best Kitespots in Nelson

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
19 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
17 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Tahunanui
19 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Nelson

Nelson in New Zealand has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 19 % kite days over the year; Tahunanui leads with 19 %.

Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Nelson

  • 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: February to August

Kite days at the median spot range from 8 % in June to 31 % in October.

Water 12 °C in August to 22 °C in February. Air 11 °C in July to 20 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Nelson: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Nelson?

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 Nelson?

Tahunanui has the most kite days in Nelson: 19 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Nelson?

The water ranges from 12 °C in August to 22 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 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 Nelson yet.

All spots in Nelson

Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Tahunanui

    New Zealand

    19 %
    January: 25 % kite days (Possible)February: 18 % kite days (Off)March: 14 % kite days (Off)April: 13 % kite days (Off)May: 14 % kite days (Off)June: 8 % kite days (Off)July: 12 % kite days (Off)August: 12 % kite days (Off)September: 28 % kite days (Possible)October: 31 % kite days (Possible)November: 24 % kite days (Possible)December: 23 % kite days (Possible)
    Kite days by month at Tahunanui: Jan 25 %, Feb 18 %, Mar 14 %, Apr 13 %, May 14 %, Jun 8 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 12 %, Sep 28 %, Oct 31 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 23 %

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

Kite days by month for Nelson: 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 Nelson, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/new-zealand/nelson

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