Best Kitespots in Northland

4 spots · New Zealand

Best for kiting all year except February, with 52 to 67 % kite days. Water 15 to 21 °C.

Median of 4 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 59 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 18 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Tokerau Beach; 62 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Northland

Northland in New Zealand has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 59 % kite days over the year; Tokerau Beach leads with 62 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except February (50 % kite days or more). Water about 18 °C.

Best time to visit Northland

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.

Best season: all year except February
Warm and windy: December to March

Kite days at the median spot range from 47 % in February to 67 % in October.

Water 15 °C in August to 22 °C in February. Air 15 °C in August to 22 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Northland: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Northland?

The best months are all year except February: the median spot in Northland had 52 to 67 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Northland?

Tokerau Beach has the most kite days in Northland: 62 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Northland?

The water ranges from 15 °C in August to 22 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in August, spring suit in February.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for spots in Northland
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Tokerau Beach	62	49	58	62	63	59	66	69	68	67	56	65
Ninety Mile Beach	63	50	53	61	56	57	63	64	68	67	56	59
Ruakaka River Mouth	59	44	51	62	58	57	61	63	64	67	54	56
Paihia	49	34	39	46	43	38	47	49	52	52	45	44

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Northland yet.

All spots in Northland

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Tokerau Beach
New Zealand
62 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Tokerau Beach: Jan 62 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 62 %, May 63 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 65 %
2
Ninety Mile Beach
New Zealand
60 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ninety Mile Beach: Jan 63 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 61 %, May 56 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 59 %
3
Ruakaka River Mouth
New Zealand
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Ruakaka River Mouth: Jan 59 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 62 %, May 58 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 56 %
4
Paihia
New Zealand
45 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Paihia: Jan 49 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 46 %, May 43 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 49 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 44 %

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

Kite days by month for Northland: median of 4 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 Northland, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/new-zealand/northland

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