GERICKES BACK REEF: weather statistics and wind history

34.0334° S, 22.7592° E
04.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 6.7 m/s, gusts 8.5 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
  • Wetsuit required (15.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
05.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 5.7 m/s, gusts 7.6 m/s, no major model differences
  • Light wind – experience required (5.7 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (15.9°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 19% probability
06.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
  • Wetsuit required (14.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
07.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 6.9 m/s, gusts 9.6 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (9.6 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
  • Wetsuit required (15.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
08.10.2026
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.1 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (3.0 m)
  • Wetsuit required (15.9°C)
  • Moderate breeze chance — 58% probability
09.10.2026
  • Wind too light – not suitable (3.4 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.0°C)
  • Moderate breeze chance — 53% probability
10.10.2026
  • Wind too light – not suitable (3.9 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.1 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.8°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 44% probability
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