Kitesurfing in Oceania

Destinations

• Auckland, New Zealand

  A city built between two harbours, with flat sheltered water inside the Waitematā and open coast on either side.

• Christchurch, New Zealand

  A long Pacific beach and shallow tidal flats on the edge of a South Island city, with strong sea breezes in summer.

• Gold Coast, Australia

  Flat water behind sandbars in the Broadwater, and a demanding lagoon spot at Currumbin — with the tide deciding both.

• Karikari Peninsula, New Zealand

  White silica sand and turquoise water in New Zealand's Far North, with sandbars that stay mirror-flat in 25 knots.

• Port Douglas, Australia

  Trade winds over a wide, shallow tropical beach in Far North Queensland, with the reef and the rainforest either side.

• Safety Bay, Australia

  The Fremantle Doctor arriving at two in the afternoon, over flat water south of Perth that trains professionals.

• Wānaka, New Zealand

  Alpine freshwater under the Southern Alps, where the wind is less reliable than the scenery is extraordinary.