Papamoa

Pāpāmoa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sports: Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling, Surfing, Parawing, SUP

Best time to go: January–April, October–December

Pāpāmoa Beach runs for kilometres along the Bay of Plenty east of Mount Maunganui, a straight, sandy coast facing north-east. Summer sea breezes from the north-east and east, as well as stronger fronts, blow cross-shore to cross-onshore here, and with so much empty beach it is one of the region's main kitesurfing and winging areas. Swells from the north and east bring surf to the sandbars.

The beach is backed by dunes and suburbs, with access points every few hundred metres and a patrolled area at Pāpāmoa Surf Club in summer. Rips form between the sandbars on bigger days. Tauranga's Kulim Park, on the harbour side, is the flat-water alternative nearby.

Month by month at Papamoa

January: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 1.5 m, water 21°C, air 23°C (nights 16°C), 26 sunny days, 15 rainy days
February: 3 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.4 m, water 21°C, air 23°C (nights 16°C), 24 sunny days, 14 rainy days
March: 3 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.3 m, water 21°C, air 21°C (nights 14°C), 28 sunny days, 9 rainy days
April: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.7 m, water 19°C, air 19°C (nights 13°C), 24 sunny days, 14 rainy days
May: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.6 m, water 18°C, air 17°C (nights 10°C), 25 sunny days, 10 rainy days
June: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.7 m, water 16°C, air 15°C (nights 9°C), 23 sunny days, 12 rainy days
July: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.7 m, water 15°C, air 14°C (nights 7°C), 23 sunny days, 12 rainy days
August: 3 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.4 m, water 14°C, air 14°C (nights 7°C), 25 sunny days, 10 rainy days
September: 7 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 1.5 m, water 15°C, air 16°C (nights 9°C), 26 sunny days, 12 rainy days
October: 9 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 1.5 m, water 16°C, air 18°C (nights 10°C), 28 sunny days, 12 rainy days
November: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.5 m, water 17°C, air 20°C (nights 13°C), 28 sunny days, 15 rainy days
December: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 1.4 m, water 19°C, air 22°C (nights 15°C), 27 sunny days, 14 rainy days

When is the best time to go kitesurfing, wingfoiling & parawing at Papamoa?

January–April, October–December, when it is windy most often.

When is the best time to go surfing at Papamoa?

April–July, when the waves are biggest.

How warm is the water at Papamoa?

14°C to 21°C over the year: a 3/2 full suit in the warmest month, a 5/4 with boots in the coolest.

How windy is Papamoa?

About 62 days a year with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots in the daytime, most in October.

Figures from 5 years of weather data (Open-Meteo).

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