====== New Zealand Surfski ====== {{youtube>Ol2eWc0b7Is?large}} **Petone - Eastbourne Downwinder ** ---- ===== North Island ===== ---- ==== Freshwater ==== * **Lake Taupo ** [[https://youtu.be/dTHVV2K8e1Y|OC1 downwind video]] ==== Marine/Coastal ==== (Clockwise from East) ==== East Side ==== * **Downwind/Paddles** * **Doubtless Bay** * [[https://youtu.be/Rp0vaOOktAs|V1 video]] * **Matai Bay - Cable Bay** 30 km [[https://youtu.be/8CH95k6Ua88|V1 video]] * **Matai Bay - Taupo Bay** 37 km [[https://youtu.be/m_svznPhqg0|video]] * **Poor Knights Crossing - Tutukaka - Poor Knights Islands **28 km [[https://youtu.be/hLvGS07n1hU|2018 Race Video]] * **reverse **** Poor Knights Islands - Tutukaka ** [[https://youtu.be/MMAxxUBxRSs|downwind video]] * **Ngunguru****​​​** [[https://youtu.be/El6P0sE0x2w|OC laps]] * **Oceans Beach - Tutukaka** 17 -19 km?? [[https://youtu.be/LVS5X84PpFA|video]] * **Orewa** * (N to S) **Otarawao** (Sullivan’s Bay) in Mahurangi Regional Park **to Orewa Beach **9-10 km * (SE to NW) **Army Bay to Orewa Beach** 15 km * **Red Beach - Army Bay **10 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/red-beach-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Auckland Area** * **French Bay** (end of Otitori Bay Road) **to**** Cornwallis Wharf**. 9km. Semi sheltered start then a good building run down to the wharf. * **Glendowie to Akarana Ocean Paddlers HQ **8 km [[https://youtu.be/AVXSlqQp_3I?t=411|video]], [[https://youtu.be/1NR4OO1S_QI?t=323|video]] * **Hobsonville to Okahu Bay** 16+ km [[https://vimeo.com/233164998|video]] * **Manukau Harbour ** * **Cornwallis Beach - Onehunga **17-18 km [[https://youtu.be/XgYA6BT1xhs|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/manukau-harbour-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Mission Bay - Karaka Bay **12 km - [[https://youtu.be/oxhkQ-xE9cw|calm day video]] * **Rangitoto Beacon - Okahu Bay** ~ 8 km [[https://youtu.be/GptrQ4lAXTs|video]] * **Okahu Bay ** [[https://youtu.be/SQvzlwF4zZ0?t=435|video]] out and back from Akarana Clubhouse * **Takapuna** * [[https://www.takapunaboating.org.nz/paddling/|Takapuna Boating Club]] train, learn, downwind * [[https://youtu.be/4FR0g9vOqHA|laps video]], [[https://youtu.be/Ug93cCER_bU?t=72|OC surf birdwatching]], [[https://youtu.be/YFaCcOVeiKM?t=13|OC laps video]] * **Waiheke - Auckland Harbour** 35-50 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/auckland-harbour-to-waiheke-island-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Waikowhai** (end of Waikowhai road off Hillsborough Road) **to**** Cornwallis Wharf**. 14km. Great course with ENE wind. The bumps will increase the further we go down the track. * **Waitemata Harbour ** [[https://youtu.be/G5phB-nrvQg|video]] * **Whangaparaoa Peninsula - Takapuna Boating Club **23 km * **West Park Marina - Royal Akarana Yacht Club** 15 km [[https://youtu.be/fb3D7KYZGlw|video]] * **Tauranga** * Tauranga Harbour [[https://youtu.be/RxuO3Z2f0-k|video]] * Mount Maunganui Harbour Entrance [[https://youtu.be/pz5NhTx1GKk|video]] (out and back) * **Mount Maunganui - Karewa Beach** (Beach along Karewa Parade Road?) 17 km [[https://youtu.be/ZX2IgWyKBcI|really nice downwind video]] * **Waiheki Island** * **Onetangi - Oneroa **8 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/waiheke-downwind|Downwindfun]] * … * **Surf** * **Takapuna ** [[https://youtu.be/Xq_SOH4OBZw|video]], [[https://youtu.be/Szj7RAeN6PE|video]] * … ---- ==== South End ==== * **Wellington** * **Resources** * Surfski.nz [[https://www.surfski.nz/where-to-paddle|list of downwinders/paddles]] * [[https://kupe.org.nz/|Kupe Canoe Club]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/KupeCanoeClub|Facebook]] * [[https://wellypaddlers.blogspot.com/|Wellington Paddlers]] * **Downwinders** * **Sorrento Bay - South Eastbourne **5 km [[https://youtu.be/5lAEvDGd6DU|video]] * **Petone - Eastbourne** ~8.5 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/petone-to-eastbourne-downwind|Downwindfun]], [[https://downwindable.com/petone-to-eastbourne-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://youtu.be/muHcgDQLem8|video]], [[https://youtu.be/wgisN7-aMdw|reverse downwinder]] * **Pencarrow - Lowry Bay Boat Ramp** 7.5 km * **Evans Bay Laps ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu1XfWYvKT4|video]] * **Paraparaumu Beach - Titahi Bay Beach **28 km [[https://youtu.be/lPjHNg3tRTI|video]] * … ---- **Lowry Bay Dolphins ** (no sound) {{youtube>szYQ-qrZhfA?450X300}} ---- ==== West Side ==== * **Downwinders** * **Auckland** (West Side - See Manukau Harbour above) * **Raglan Harbour ** [[https://youtu.be/5qTjGRlGCZU|video]] * **Whanganui ** [[https://youtu.be/rMmSEMciEf8|video]] * **Flatwater** * **Manawatu River (****Foxton**** River Loop Section) ** [[https://youtu.be/t_RRpsoNyQw|video]] * **Surf **- Needless to say the usual rules and etiquette of surfing apply. And you also have to figure out what, where, and how are appropriate for your skill level. Surfing shorebreak in a surfski becomes an increasingly advanced, demanding skill as bigger waves are attempted and clearly presents ample opportunity for damage to boat, body, and neighbor. Surfing mushy, non-breaking waves or catching swell farther out away from their break areas can provide plenty of less risky fun where you also avoid the intense competition for waves that popular surf breaks generate. * **Foxton Beach ** [[https://youtu.be/dFu7S34RTdY|video]] * **Manu Bay ** [[https://youtu.be/0vIu86fQcbk|video]] * Whale Bay * Indicators * Ngarunui Beach * Raglan * Ruapuke Beach ---- ===== South Island ===== ---- ==== Lakes ==== Can get afternoon thermals and rapid weather changes - mountain lake water is usually cold, particularly in winter and shoulder seasons. Strong winds are common and can often exceed the predicted strength of weather forecasts. Prepare or avoid accordingly depending on your experience, skill, fitness, equipment and support. * **Lake Tekapo** * **Lake Wanaka** * Locals say that the weather has been changing and getting much windier in recent years. Maybe Wanaka will become more of a downwinding and windsport destination. * [[https://www.wanakawatersports.co.nz/|Wanaka Watersports]] * **Lake Wakatipu (site of ** [[https://www.canoeracing.org.nz/events/deep-south-downwind/|Deep South Downwind Race]]**)** * **Northerly wind**: * **Glenorchy** * **Glenorchy to Pigeon Island ****8 km** * there's more than **25 km** of straight downwind possible - if you find a good takeout - is there public access off of Von Loop road near Mt. Nicholas? * **16 km** option might take out at 25 Mile Stream? ---- **Deep South Downwind Race 2023 Canceled Due To HIgh Wind? - No Problem, Let's Goooo** {{youtube>70EO5OcL_j4}} ….. {{youtube>06LEX7PtCc0}} ---- * **Southerly wind**: * **Wye Creek to Jardines ****10 km** * … ---- ---- ==== Coasts ==== * **East Coast **tends to have more consistent wind * **Downwind/Paddles** * **Christchurch** * **Lyttleton Harbour ** [[https://youtu.be/jovSDEeVB9s|video]] * **Waimari Beach ** [[https://youtu.be/e76cif0tElw|video]] * **Dunedin** * **Motunau Beach ** [[https://youtu.be/WAFDIOvqviI|video]] * **North Coast** * **Nelson** (has an active surfski community - see clubs below) * …. ---- ==== Rivers ==== * **Waimakariri ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmPxg1jSSJA|video]] * … ---- ==== Surf ==== * **Christchurch** * [[https://www.christchurchnz.com/explore/seasonal-guides/summer/introduction-to-surf-breaks-in-christchurch|Surf Breaks]] * [[https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/@-43.7710938177565,172.9234313964844,10z|Surfline Surf Spots]] * **Dunedin** * … ---- ===== Conditions ===== * From Standupzone comment: "During winter and spring our prevailing winds are westerlies and storms from the south, and in summer we get northerners and noreasters from tropical storms" * [[https://www.discovernewzealand.com/blog/nz-weather-and-climate-id-13|New Zealand Climate]] * [[https://niwa.co.nz/coasts/tides-0|New Zealand Tides]] * [[https://www.linz.govt.nz/products-services/tides-and-tidal-streams/tide-predictions|Port Tides]] * [[https://niwa.co.nz/coasts/tide-forecaster|Tide Forecast]] * [[https://www.windy.com/-40.007/-186.330/meteogram?-46.661,175.886,5,i:pressure|Windy.com New Zealand]] ---- ===== Videos ===== * [[:newzealand_videos|]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_AvvRvxubIvp03f5Uj-SZcS|Surfski TV Oceania Playlist]] * … ---- ===== Races ===== * [[:races:races_new_zealand|New Zealand Races]] * [[:races:newzealand_self_timed|New Zealand Single Boat Records/Races/Exploits]] ---- ===== Coaches/Clubs ===== **[[https://www.canoeracing.org.nz/get-involved/find-a-club/|Find a Club, Canoe Racing NZ]]** **[[https://www.surflifesaving.org.nz/join-us/find-a-surf-life-saving-club|Surf Lifesaving Club Finder NZ]]** * [[https://www.paddler.nz/trylearnexplore|New Zealand Paddler Guide Try Learn Explore Coaching Program for Beginners]] * [[https://www.wakaama.co.nz/|Waka Ama]] NZ National Association of Outrigger Clubs * [[https://trainlikeaking.com/services/|Train LIke A King ]]**Tupuria King** * [[https://www.youtube.com/@TRAINLIKEAKING|Youtube Videos]] * **North Island** * [[https://www.internationalpaddlingcoach.com/|International Paddling Coach]] Vesna Aroha Radonic (Waka Ama - W1, W2, etc. meaning OC or Va'a) * [[http://kupe.org.nz/|Kupe Canoe Club]] Wellington whitewater, surfski,… * [[https://rayc.co.nz/paddling/|Royal Akarana Paddlers]] (Royal Akarana Yacht Club) Okahu Bay * [[https://surfskiracing.org/2011/11/royal-akarana-paddlers-okahu-bay-auckland-nz/|Surfskiracing 2011 Article]] * [[https://www.takapunaboating.org.nz/paddling/|Takapuna Boating Club]] Auckland - focus on surfski * **South Island** * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChristchurchSurfski|Christchurch Surf Ski]] (facebook) * [[https://esp.org.nz|Eastside Paddlers]] * **Nelson Surfski Club** * [[https://nelsonsurfskiclub.weebly.com/|Club Website]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/motuekasocialsportsgroup/|Motueka Facebook Group]] * [[https://www.canoeracing.org.nz/canterburys-surf-ski-hub/|Ocean Ski Canterbury]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/oceanskicanterbury/|On Facebook]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/101445169894508/|Otago Kayak Racing Club]] (facebook) Dunedin * [[https://www.southernlakesmultisportclub.co.nz/|Southern Lakes Multisport Club]] * [[https://www.waimairisurf.org.nz/surf-sports/surf-ski|Waimairi Surf Lifesaving]] * … ---- ===== Adaptive Paddling ===== * [[https://www.paddler.nz/paddleable|New Zealand Paddleable Program]] * … ---- ===== Repair ===== * [[https://www.nzmarine.com/sector-groups/boat-builders|NZ Marine Boat Builder Directory]] (you'll have to check which ones are willing to do small boat repairs) * **North Island** * **Auckland Area** * [[http://www.boatrepairs.co.nz/|Boat Repairs NZ]] $$ but reportedly very good * [[https://www.carbotec.co.nz/|Carbotec]] specialists in carbon custom work and repair * [[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100034650622140|Ding King]] Silverdale * **Central Hawke's Bay** * [[https://www.facebook.com/BigworldComposites/|Bigworld Composites (facebook)]] +64 21 507 375 * **Whangarei** * **Graham Cawood** graham.cawood@xtra.co.nz "I repair Waka Ama boats and outriggers, kayaks, paddle as well as surf boards and paddles. I also make stainless steel roof racks for single Waka Ama, boat trolleys for 6 man Waka Ama and tinny trolleys" * **South Island** * [[https://flowkayaks.co.nz/repairs|Flow Kayaks]] Christchurch * … ---- ===== Safety ===== Please observe all [[:safety_gear|standard safety gear]] recommendations. AND familiarize yourself with all relevant [[:local|local knowledge]] that is necessary for safe and enjoyable outings. The wiki cannot come close to tracking all of the local knowledge that you may need anywhere you want to paddle in New Zealand - so check with locals familiar with the sort of things - weather, tides, reefs, ship traffic, etc. that you should be fully aware of. * Examples: * [[https://www.gw.govt.nz/assets/Documents/2021/12/Navigation-and-Safety-Bylaws-2021-WEB.pdf|Wellington Harbour Navigation Rules]] * [[https://www.portnelson.co.nz/port-users/shipping-schedule/|Nelson Harbour Traffic]] (do you know what the rules are regarding how close you are allowed to be to ships or which navigation zones you cannot be in when a ship is there?) ---- ===== Resources ===== * **Boat Transport** * Send or Carry Boats via [[https://www.roofspace.app/|RoofSpace]] * [[https://www.canoeracing.org.nz/our-sport/surf-ski/|Canoe Racing NZ]] * [[https://www.facebook.com/canoeracing|CR NZ facebook Page]] * [[https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/recreational/paddle-craft/|Maritime NZ]] paddle craft * [[https://www.paddler.nz/|Paddler.nz]] * [[https://www.paddler.nz/kahawai|Kahawai young paddler development program]] * [[https://www.paddler.nz/where-to-paddle|Where to paddle in New Zealand]] * … ---- ===== Dealers/Equipment ===== **New ** (these are organized by surfski brand, but some also sell other brands of Waka (OCs, V1s)) * **Allwave** * [[https://aqwa-d.co.nz/|Aqwa-D]] Allwave OC, Surfskis, paddling accessories * [[https://paddles.braca-sport.com/distributors/new-zealand.html|Braca Paddles]] * **Carbonology Sport** * [[https://www.carbonologysport.co.nz/|Carbonology NZ]] * **Epic ** * [[https://fergskayaks.co.nz/collections/surf-skis|Fergs]] * **Fenn** * [[http://www.fennkayaks.co.nz/|Fenn NZ]] * [[https://www.paddlesportnz.com/|Paddle Sport NZ]] (Marchand le Roux, Auckland) Fenn, NK, K1, Surfski accessories * **Flow** * [[https://flowkayaks.co.nz/|Flow Kayaks]] Christchurch make extra sturdy surfski & paddles * **Nelo** * [[https://ipaddle.co.nz/|ipaddle]] Auckland, Nelo Surfskis * [[http://www.nelonewzealand.com/|Nelo New Zealand]] * **Ozone New Zealand (**Surfskis, Outrigger Canoes, Paddles - Puakea, Kai Wa'a, etc.) * [[https://www.facebook.com/theoceanelements|Ocean Elements]] (facebook) * [[https://www.nautiquekayaks.co.nz/|Nautique]] Paddles, accessories, K1 (website is kind of confusing - Overall menu - top left) * **Nordic Kayak** * [[https://sonicsurfcraft.co.nz/|Sonic Surf Craft]] NK Surfskis, Spec skis, OC (Nalu?), Make their own V1s (Waka) * [[https://www.paddlesportnz.com/|Paddle Sport NZ]] (Marchand le Roux, Auckland) Fenn, NK, K1, Surfski accessories * [[https://www.paddletech.co.nz/|PaddleTech]] * **Stellar** * [[https://www.stellarkayaks.co.nz/|Stellar NZ]] * **Think** * [[https://kayakhq.co.nz/product-category/surfskis|KayakHQ]] Think Surfskis * [[https://watermanstore.co.nz/collections/bos-dolphin-surf-skis-new|Watermanstore]] **Used** * [[:used_boats_equipment#new_zealand|NZ Used Boating Equipment]] * … ---- **Tauranga Harbour** {{youtube>RxuO3Z2f0-k?500X300}} ---- **Hobbiton - The lake may be a bit small for downwinders** {{:locales:newzealand:hobbiton.jpg?direct&500x377|hobbiton.jpg}}