Cape Palliser: weather statistics and wind history

41.5831° S, 175.358° E
06.10.2026
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.6 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (8.5 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 26% probability
07.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 6.6 m/s, gusts 11.0 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (11.0 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 16% probability
08.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (13.5 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
09.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
10.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 7.7 m/s, no major model differences
  • Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (7.7 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 23% probability
11.10.2026
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.6 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.1°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 42% probability
12.10.2026
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.2 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (9.5 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 15% probability
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