Kaikoura - Ward Beach: weather statistics and wind history

41.8113° S, 174.211° E
01.11.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 13.0 m/s, gusts 17.3 m/s, no major model differences
  • Strong wind – experience required (13.0 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (17.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.1°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 5% probability
02.11.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 13.0 m/s, gusts 16.6 m/s, no major model differences
  • Strong wind – experience required (13.0 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (16.6 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
03.11.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 8.5 m/s, gusts 13.0 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (13.0 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 42% probability
04.11.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 8.0 m/s, gusts 10.8 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
05.11.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 11.4 m/s, gusts 15.0 m/s, no major model differences
  • Strong wind – experience required (11.4 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (15.0 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
06.11.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 9.0 m/s, gusts 13.7 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (13.7 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
07.11.2026
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly
  • Strong wind – experience required (10.2 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (14.9 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
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