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A 30 km sandy beach running north from Christchurch. The prevailing north-easterly sea breeze blows three or four days a week from October to March, onshore and steady; northerlies are side-shore, smooth and good for waves, and hot north-westerlies give gusty but excellent offshore wave riding. Kairaki at the Waimakariri river mouth also has flatter water; at New Brighton don't launch in front of the surf club in summer.
Source: se.kiteforum.com · checked 2026-09-25
Climate
Monthly averages in °C, 2016–2025: air as the daily high and low, water as the sea surface. The spot's best months are highlighted.
| Series | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air max. | 22° | 22° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 20° |
| Air min. | 14° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° |
| Water | 17° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 15° | 16° |
- Air: ERA5 / ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026
- Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Public domain). Sea surface temperature of the nearest 25 km grid cell with open water, 14 km from the spot