Farewell Spit, Wind forecast

40.5075° S, 172.758° E
26.08.2026 (Wednesday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Strong wind – experience required (12.4 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (17.6 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.3°C)
27.08.2026 (Thursday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Significant gusts forecast (13.0 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.4 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
28.08.2026 (Friday)
  • Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (17.2 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (23.0 m/s)
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.5 m/s) (GFS27 17.2 m/s vs ICON Global 11.7 m/s)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
29.08.2026 (Saturday)
  • Good kite forecast: wind 12.0 m/s, gusts 14.1 m/s, no major model differences
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (14.1 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.7°C)
30.08.2026 (Sunday)
  • High gust forecast (20.1 m/s)
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.0 m/s) (GFS27 15.0 m/s vs ICON Global 9.9 m/s)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
  • Strong wind – experience required (15.0 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
31.08.2026 (Monday)
  • Good kite forecast: wind 12.3 m/s, gusts 17.7 m/s, no major model differences
  • Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
  • Strong wind – experience required (12.3 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (17.7 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.2°C)
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