Best Kitespots in Waikato

4 spots · New Zealand

Best for kiting in September, with 52 % kite days. Water 15 °C.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Waikato

Kitesurfing in Raglan
Windiest month: September, 56 % kite days
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 in Raglan: Jan 42 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 35 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 40 %

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 40 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 18 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Whangamata; 41 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Waikato

Waikato in New Zealand has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 40 % kite days over the year; Whangamata leads with 41 %.

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

Best time to visit Waikato

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: September
Warm and windy: January

Kite days at the median spot range from 31 % in March to 52 % in September.

Water 14 °C in August to 21 °C in February. Air 14 °C in August to 21 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Waikato: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Waikato?

The best month is September: the median spot in Waikato had 52 % kite days then, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Waikato?

Whangamata has the most kite days in Waikato: 41 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Waikato?

The water ranges from 14 °C in August to 21 °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 Waikato yet.

All spots in Waikato

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Whangamata
New Zealand
41 %
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 Whangamata: Jan 39 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 40 %, May 39 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 42 %
2
Raglan
New Zealand
40 %
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 Raglan: Jan 42 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 35 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 40 %
3
Raglan Beach
New Zealand
40 %
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 Raglan Beach: Jan 42 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 35 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 40 %
4
Lake Taupo
New Zealand
18 %
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 Lake Taupo: Jan 27 %, Feb 14 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 16 %, May 14 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 9 %, Sep 27 %, Oct 25 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 25 %

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

Kite days by month for Waikato: median of 2 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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