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Karaka Park

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New Zealand, Blockhouse Bay, New Zealand
Coordinates: -36.9317, 174.6897
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The flat water is on top of and on the far side of the deep water channel. You need to be good at going upwind if the wind is very westerly, particularly when the tide is at its lowest as the deep water channel which you have to tack upwind in can get narrow when the sandbank dries out. Coming back to the beach can involve a downwinder in choppy water. Pump up on the grass. Beach is small at high tide, but you need to have a tidal depth of around 2.5m and below to get far enough away from the cliffs and trees. This is around mid to low tide. Water: Shallow. Features: Shower, Toilet, Parking. Rider ability: Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

9 kn

SW · gusts 18 kn

Waves

3.0 m

9s period

Swell

2.1 m

Tide

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Updated 23/08/2026, 23:02:04

Forecast

Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29Sun 30SW00:00SW06:00SW12:00SW18:00W00:00W06:00SW12:00SW18:00W00:00W06:00W12:00W18:00NW00:00NW06:00N12:00NE18:00N00:00N06:00N12:00NW18:00NW00:00NW06:00N12:00SE18:00S00:00SW06:00SW12:00SW18:00
Wind scale
Max 30 kn
Max 4.0 m waves
Updated 23/08/2026, 23:02:05

Data: Open-Meteo

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Hazards

You need to be good at going upwind if the wind is very westerly, particularly when the tide is at its lowest as the deep water channel which you have to tack upwind in can get narrow when the sandbank dries out. Beach is small at high tide, but you need to have a tidal depth of around 2.5m and below to get far enough away from the cliffs and trees. This is around mid to low tide.

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