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Eastbourne → Petone downwind route

Wellington, New Zealand · -41.2583, 174.8806

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conditions & access

Downwind run · ~7.6 km

Launch: Eastbourne

Landing: Petone

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

Best wind

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Water

Harbour wind swell

Hazards

Harbour downwinder. Confirm the exact Eastbourne entry and Petone landing, ferry/recreational traffic, shallow margins, gusts, cold-water recovery and roadside bailout points before launch.

“Guide identifies this Wellington Harbour run for southerly wind. 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 50066 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Eastbourne (2.46 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/50066 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com %40 41.25830%2C174.88060%2C12Z — Surfline Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%40-41.25830%2C174.88060% 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

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

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