Sunday, April 18, 2010

Eastern Beach - Auckland

Eastern Beach is a great beach in Auckland, located close to Bucklands Beach and is great in North, North Easterly and Easterly winds.
At mid and low tide its great for beginners, providing shallow areas to try body dragging and kite flying.  You can kite at any tide, but there isn't much space to launch at high tide, so I would suggest that only for more advanced riders.
The water is quite flat inshore but you can ride out a little bit to find swell and chop if you so desire.

The north end of the beach is the best place to launch from, there is a grass verge to pump up your kites and you can park right on the road by the grass.  The sand is great and you don't need booties here.
This beach can get quite busy in the summer, so I don't suggest kiting during peak sunbathing season, for safety.

The photo below gives you an idea of how close you can park your car, the grass verge, the beach and then the water :)

This beach is nowhere near as busy as some of the other Auckland kitespots (Point Chev and Shoal Bay for example), so if you are looking for some peace and quiet then this could be your spot.

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