Located where Paddocks meets Humphreys Drive on the Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River, this site sits at the south-east end of the Linwood Paddocks on the Avon-Heathcote Estuary.

The ramp here is suitable for hand launching only — there is no vehicle access to the water. The estuary is characterised by extensive mudflats at low tide that become covered at high tide.

Water can be shallow, so conditions vary significantly with the tidal cycle. The area is popular with windsurfers and kitesurfers when a stiff easterly coincides with high tide.

Parking, toilets, cold showers, and grass areas for rigging gear are available on site. Water quality is monitored weekly between November and March by Environment Canterbury.