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Harwood

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New Zealand, Portobello, New Zealand
Coordinates: -45.8116, 170.6788
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Clean blue water. OK all tides, not much sand at high tide, waist deep low tide. Quite flat at low tide, up to 2 foot chop, no surf. Don't go too far South, as the water gets deep quickly. Some shells. Launch/land on the sand away from road and power lines. Enough room for self launching/landing. 3 times a week, often light, need big gear, usually NE or SW. NE best but must be 25-30 knots in city to be good here. Wind is often 10-20 knots, some days more. Summer 10-25°C, a wetsuit needed even during summer. Season runs form October until May, usable off-season, less wind, cold. Water: Shallow, Chop. Features: Parking. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

1 kn

SE · gusts 4 kn

Waves

1.0 m

10s period

Swell

0.8 m

Tide

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Updated 08/10/2026, 01:56:32

Forecast

Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14SE00:00SE06:00NE12:00NE18:00NE00:00N06:00NE12:00NE18:00NE00:00NE06:00NE12:00NE18:00NE00:00NW06:00NE12:00SE18:00NE00:00NE06:00NE12:00NE18:00N00:00W06:00SE12:00SE18:00NE00:00NE06:00NE12:00NE18:00
Wind scale
Max 30 kn
Max 2.0 m waves
Updated 08/10/2026, 01:56:32

Data: Open-Meteo

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OK all tides, not much sand at high tide, waist deep low tide. Quite flat at low tide, up to 2 foot chop, no surf.

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