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Port Taranaki → Bell Block downwind route

Taranaki, New Zealand · -39.0399, 174.0799

Downwind FoilingParawingingSUP Foiling Experienced
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Downwind run · ~10 km

Launch: Port Taranaki

Landing: Bell Block

Route drawn from the run name — approximate, not a GPS track.

Water

Exposed ocean swell / rocky coast

Experience

Experienced

Hazards

Experienced exposed-ocean route. The exact guide warns that rocky outcrops force riders well offshore and bailout/landing options are limited; carry reliable communications, know the coastline and arrange a self-rescue/call-out plan.

“Guide names this popular exposed offshore run and possible extensions. Pin is approximate route midpoint. Requested-field batch 06 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, area-pin and route-endpoint relationships are explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Water Nomads regional downwind guide; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 182410 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Westown (2.18 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/182410 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com %40 39.03990%2C174.07990%2C12Z — Surfline Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%40-39.03990%2C174.07990% surfline.com

Local guides

waternomads.co.nz The Best Downwind Foiling Runs — Waternomads Exact regional downwind overview for Orewa Beach ↔ Army Bay downwind route; explicitly not a detailed route guide: https://waternomads.co.nz/the-best- waternomads.co.nz

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