Great Barrier Island: weather statistics and wind history

36.2045° S, 175.259° E
09.09.2026 (Wednesday)
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.4 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (15.0°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 37% probability
10.09.2026 (Thursday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 11.6 m/s vs ICON Global 6.0 m/s)
  • Strong wind – experience required (11.6 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.8°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 40% probability
11.09.2026 (Friday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Strong wind – experience required (14.0 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (16.0 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.7°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
12.09.2026 (Saturday)
  • Good kite forecast: wind 14.1 m/s, gusts 18.4 m/s, no major model differences
  • Strong wind – experience required (14.1 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (18.4 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.8°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
13.09.2026 (Sunday)
  • Good kite forecast: wind 13.2 m/s, gusts 17.9 m/s, no major model differences
  • Strong wind – experience required (13.2 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (17.9 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.8°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
14.09.2026 (Monday)
  • Good kite forecast: wind 8.3 m/s, gusts 10.7 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (10.7 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.8°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 36% probability
15.09.2026 (Tuesday)
  • Good kite forecast: wind 8.3 m/s, gusts 11.0 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (11.0 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.8°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 45% probability
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