Submitted by kiteadmin on 27 April 2011 - 11:27am.
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South Brighton Beach, south of the Surf Club is a great place for Buggying or Landboarding, or Kitesurfing in more than 12 knots of wind. Soft sand, sometimes little bits of driftwood. Can be a tight squeeze at high tide depending on the shape of the sandbars.
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Nearest airport:
Christchurch
Nearest big city:
Christchurch
Nearest town:
New Brighton South
Trip from town:
snap
Access:
immediate
Directions:
Go to Christchurch, follow signs to New Brighton, then South Brighton (look for Bridge Street on a map).
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Spot type:
beach
Shore:
soft sand
Bottom:
sandy
Crowd:
average
Hazards:
- other
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Beach rules:
We need to make a point of staying away from 'Busy Areas' eg Surf Clubs and areas where people may be swimming, sunbathing, or using the beach for other sporting activities. Stay South of the marked post at South Brighton Surf Club, the further South the better while you are learning. No one should be launching or landing kites in front of any of the Surf Clubs or buildings, THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL ACTIVELY INFORCE (better to self regulate than be regulated), as we want to prevent accidents before they happen. If you are Landboarding or Buggying past any Surf Club or between the Flags, do so slowly, with your Kite high and under control, making sure other beach users see you. NO KITESURFING between the flags, or where people are swimming (this is just common sense)
Weather:
Full wetsuit October and November, shorty after that. Winter very cold.
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Wind conditions:
Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]
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Wind details:
Main season October to March, with wind from the Northeast. Usually less than 20 knots but sometime stronger. Usually Northeast 3 or 4 days a week but sometimes only light. Northerly also good goes from about 20 knots up. Wind not good in winter.
On the water:
Water details:
Big waves sometimes. Usually some sort of waves about with nice flats close to shore.
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