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Kau Bay → Seatoun Beach / Steeple Rock downwind route

Wellington, New Zealand · -41.3037, 174.8317

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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Best wind

N / NW

Water

Harbour wind swell

Hazards

Harbour route with roadside bailout options, but verify the full start/finish, ferry and other vessel traffic, wind shadow/gusts, cold-water exposure and a clear emergency exit before launch.

“Guide calls this one of Wellington Harbour's most popular downwind runs and notes roadside exits. 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 204 Nevay Rd (0.41 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): 204 Nevay Rd (0.41 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/604589 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Kau Bay → Seatoun Beach / Steeple Rock downwind route Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%40-41.30370%2C174.83170% surfline.com

Local guides

waternomads.co.nz Orewa Beach ↔ Army Bay downwind route 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

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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