French Bay: weather statistics and wind history

36.9503° S, 174.668° E
26.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 12.3 m/s, no major model differences
  • Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (12.3 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (17.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
27.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (15.5 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.3 m)
  • Wetsuit required (17.3°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
28.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (11.7 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.6 m)
  • Wetsuit required (17.1°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 11% probability
29.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (14.9 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.4 m)
  • Wetsuit required (17.0°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
30.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (12.4 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.9 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.8°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
31.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 7.3 m/s, gusts 10.5 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (10.5 m/s)
  • Dangerous wave height forecast (3.8 m)
  • Wetsuit required (16.9°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 18% probability
01.11.2026
  • Too light wind – kite foiling only (4.9 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.9 m)
  • Wetsuit required (17.3°C)
  • Low breeze chance — 34% probability
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