Otago - Smails Beach, Wind forecast

45.9006° S, 170.635° E
26.08.2026 (Wednesday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Light wind – experience required (5.2 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (7.8 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.8°C)
27.08.2026 (Thursday)
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.4 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Significant gusts forecast (19.7 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.9°C)
28.08.2026 (Friday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.9°C)
29.08.2026 (Saturday)
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.2 m/s)
  • Low breeze chance — 29% probability
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.0°C)
30.08.2026 (Sunday)
  • High gust forecast (21.1 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Strong wind – experience required (13.3 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.8°C)
31.08.2026 (Monday)
  • High gust forecast (23.6 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (ECMWF 15.8 m/s vs ICON Global 8.6 m/s)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Strong wind – experience required (13.1 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.0 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (10.7°C)
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