Water sports in New Zealand: spots, wind and leaderboards
8,987 sessions in New Zealand in the last 12 months, recorded with Waterspeed. Average wind in the sessions 11 kn, most often from N. Top speed 55.6 kn (Sailing).
Map
Town-level positions, no exact spots.
Busiest spots
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In this period
Top speed by sport
Best session of each sport in the period. The full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards
New Zealand in the last 12 months
Sessions shared on the public Waterspeed leaderboard, placed on the town they were recorded in. Wind is the wind recorded in the sessions.
Sessions by month
Sports
Wind from · Average wind 11 kn
Top speeds
Best session of each sport. Names and full rankings are on the leaderboards. Open the leaderboards
Busiest spots in New Zealand
- Auckland 933
- Whangaparāoa 492
- Wellington 382
- Raglan 321
- Orewa 125
- Tauranga 121
- New Plymouth 116
- Rotorua 100
- Lyttelton 99
- Taupō 76
- Mount Maunganui 70
- Queenstown 66
- Whanganui 64
- Mangawhai 63
- Dunedin 60
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- Who rode, with every session and its track
- Riders live on the map
- Wind forecast for your spots
- Wind alerts when your spot is on
- Longer history and more filters
Questions
When do people ride most in New Zealand?
In the last 12 months most sessions in New Zealand were in January, February, and March.
How windy is it in New Zealand?
In the sessions recorded there the average wind was 11 knots, most often from N.
What is the top speed in New Zealand?
55.6 knots, Sailing, in February (last 12 months).
Where do people ride in New Zealand?
The busiest spots in New Zealand in the last 12 months: Auckland, Whangaparāoa, Wellington, Raglan, and Orewa.
Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.