Best Kitespots in Wellington

4 spots · New Zealand

Best for kiting all year, with 55 to 75 % kite days. Water 13 to 19 °C.

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

Kite spots: 4 spots
Median kite days: 65 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 16 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Lyall Bay; 71 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Wellington

Wellington in New Zealand has 4 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 65 % kite days over the year; Lyall Bay leads with 71 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year (50 % kite days or more). Water about 16 °C.

Best time to visit Wellington

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

Kite days at the median spot range from 55 % in June to 75 % in September.

Water 13 °C in August to 19 °C in February. Air 12 °C in August to 19 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Wellington: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Wellington?

The best months are all year: the median spot in Wellington had 55 to 75 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Wellington?

Lyall Bay has the most kite days in Wellington: 71 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Wellington?

The water ranges from 13 °C in August to 19 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 5/4 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 Wellington
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lyall Bay	71	73	67	67	63	59	63	74	78	83	78	76
Castlepoint Beach	76	70	72	59	57	58	61	68	78	70	74	75
Whitireia Park Bay	59	60	58	56	56	52	56	64	73	71	66	67
Petone Beach	63	64	56	54	51	45	52	61	68	72	70	69

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 Wellington yet.

All spots in Wellington

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Lyall Bay
New Zealand
71 %
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 Lyall Bay: Jan 71 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 67 %, May 63 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 83 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 76 %
2
Castlepoint Beach
New Zealand
68 %
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 Castlepoint Beach: Jan 76 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 58 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 78 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 75 %
3
Whitireia Park Bay
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 Whitireia Park Bay: Jan 59 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 56 %, May 56 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
4
Petone 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 Petone Beach: Jan 63 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 54 %, May 51 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 69 %

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

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

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