Clive River

Clive • New Zealand flag New Zealand • North Island
177 windy days
/ year
Water type
river
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
1.7 m
Waves
flat

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
169100
167200
146200
127200
128200
158300
138210
138200
168200
158200
168100
1910210
Dominant wind direction
wind 176º
wind 51º
wind 177º
wind 45º
wind 41º
wind 47º
wind 42º
wind 221º
wind 268º
wind 268º
wind 46º
wind 49º
Avg. wind (kt)
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1316–
131620
131620
1416–
151620
141720
141620
141620
1315–
1315–
1315–
131521
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
23º 15º
23º 15º
21º 13º
20º 12º
17º 9º
15º 8º
14º 6º
14º 6º
17º 8º
19º 10º
21º 13º
23º 15º
Water temperature
18º
18º
17º
15º
12º
10º
9º
9º
10º
13º
16º
18º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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