Rutaki Passage: weather statistics and wind history

21.2654° S, 159.805° W
17.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
  • Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
18.10.2026
  • Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.3 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (17.1 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.8 m)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
19.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Strong wind – experience required (11.9 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.3 m)
  • Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
20.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (8.8 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
  • Unlikely breeze — 12% probability
21.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 7.4 m/s, gusts 7.1 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (7.1 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
  • Low breeze chance — 31% probability
22.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
  • Unlikely breeze — 8% probability
23.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 7.2 m/s, gusts 7.6 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (7.6 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
  • Moderate breeze chance — 58% probability
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