Best Kitespots in Taranaki

8 spots · New Zealand

Best for kiting all year, with 52 to 73 % kite days. Water 14 to 20 °C.

Median of 6 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 8 spots
Median kite days: 62 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 17 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Pungarehu; 70 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Taranaki

Taranaki in New Zealand has 8 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 62 % kite days over the year; Pungarehu leads with 70 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year (50 % kite days or more). Water about 17 °C.

Best time to visit Taranaki

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
Warm and windy: February

Kite days at the median spot range from 52 % in February to 73 % in September.

Water 14 °C in August to 20 °C in February. Air 14 °C in August to 20 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Taranaki: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Taranaki?

The best months are all year: the median spot in Taranaki had 52 to 73 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Taranaki?

Pungarehu has the most kite days in Taranaki: 70 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Taranaki?

The water ranges from 14 °C in August to 20 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in August, 3/2 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 Taranaki
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pungarehu	63	57	69	70	70	68	74	75	81	75	66	71
Stent Road	65	56	67	70	70	66	72	75	84	73	69	69
Kina Road	62	58	64	66	66	64	66	69	77	72	67	66
Oakura	53	47	49	55	53	56	59	59	69	65	57	57
East End	51	49	49	48	51	56	53	56	69	60	58	54
Waitara	49	48	47	43	45	46	48	53	65	61	59	54

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 Taranaki yet.

All spots in Taranaki

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Bayley Road
New Zealand
70 %
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 Bayley Road: Jan 63 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 70 %, May 70 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 81 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 71 %
2
Pungarehu
New Zealand
70 %
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 Pungarehu: Jan 63 %, Feb 57 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 70 %, May 70 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 81 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 71 %
3
Stent Road
New Zealand
70 %
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 Stent Road: Jan 65 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 70 %, May 70 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 75 %, Sep 84 %, Oct 73 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 69 %
4
Kina Road
New Zealand
67 %
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 Kina Road: Jan 62 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 66 %, May 66 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 66 %
5
Oakura
New Zealand
57 %
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 Oakura: Jan 53 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 55 %, May 53 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 57 %
6
Weld Road
New Zealand
57 %
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 Weld Road: Jan 53 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 55 %, May 53 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 57 %
7
East End
New Zealand
55 %
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 East End: Jan 51 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 48 %, May 51 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 54 %
8
Waitara
New Zealand
52 %
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 Waitara: Jan 49 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 43 %, May 45 %, Jun 46 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 54 %

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

Kite days by month for Taranaki: median of 6 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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