Manukau Bar: weather statistics and wind history

37.0678° S, 174.503° E
16.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Strong wind – experience required (11.6 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (11.8 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.9 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
17.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 9.3 m/s, gusts 10.8 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.4°C)
  • Moderate breeze chance — 65% probability
18.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 7.6 m/s, gusts 9.3 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (9.3 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.4°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 50% probability
  • Moderate breeze chance — 50% probability
19.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 5.4 m/s, gusts 6.8 m/s, no major model differences
  • Light wind – experience required (5.4 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (16.5°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 27% probability
20.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 6.1 m/s, gusts 7.5 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (7.5 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (16.7°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 27% probability
21.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 7.3 m/s, gusts 9.8 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (9.8 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.0 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 18% probability
22.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 9.0 m/s, gusts 12.6 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (12.6 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (16.7°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
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