Otago - Karitane: weather statistics and wind history

45.64° S, 170.673° E
18.10.2026
  • Wind too light – not suitable (3.6 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 24% probability
19.10.2026
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.4 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (9.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
20.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.7°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
21.10.2026
  • Wind too light – not suitable (3.1 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (7.2 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.1°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
22.10.2026
  • Wind too light – not suitable (2.6 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 46% probability
23.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 5.3 m/s, gusts 6.3 m/s, no major model differences
  • Light wind – experience required (5.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
24.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 13.0 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (13.0 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
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