These are drone pictures taken of Tangimoana Boat Ramp, channel, and river bar. They have been completed under CAA Rules Part 101, with the approval of Ohakea Tower. Please see: airshare.co.nz for all drone rules, or to log a future drone flight.
Tangimoana lies within the Ohakea Control Zone, and therefore needs prior approval from Ohakea Tower. They see your proposed flight when you log it through airshare.co.nz, and give final approval over the phone. Ohakea Tower is very helpful, if you have registered your flight first.
As always, responsibility for any boat trip lies with the Skipper.
Saturday 3 October 2026. 9.00am. Dead low tide
Hi All. The river mouth looks like it’s changed quite a bit lately, so I decided to have a good look at low tide. These drone pics were taken 3rd October 2026, at dead low tide. It was a bit too windy to fly out over the sea, and take pics looking in towards the bar. I’ll try and get those done in the next few weeks.
Low tide is not when we would be crossing the bar of course, but is a good time to see the various channel locations. Personally, I don’t cross the bar unless it’s 3 hours either side of high tide (i.e. the top half of the tide).
quite a gnarly looking zig zag to the south...
Saturday 11 January 2025. 2.30pm. Dead low tide
These were taken with a 15 knot onshore wind. Too much to take pics from the outside looking in to the river.
Car park and ramp.
Keep channel markers on your port side going from the ramp to the river. Thanks to Gricey and Paddles for the extra markers…!
Looks like the bar channel goes straight out after the gentle curve to starboard.
A closer look at the river bar, low tide.
BONUS PIC - just after 2pm, Wednesday 15 Jan 2025 - 2 hours after high tide. Looks like the channel almost goes straight out after the starboard turn..
