Kawhia Beach

Kawhia • New Zealand flag New Zealand • North Island
180 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
sand
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
3.1 m
Waves
small, medium, big

Overview

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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)*
147200
104100
135100
147300
139310
158210
1711510
1710310
2014510
1712310
158100
159300
Dominant wind direction
wind 228º
wind 226º
wind 227º
wind 226º
wind 229º
wind 229º
wind 229º
wind 229º
wind 232º
wind 232º
wind 229º
wind 229º
Avg. wind (kt)
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1417–
1317–
1316–
141720
151722
151721
161820
151721
161721
151721
1416–
151720
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
22º 16º
22º 16º
21º 15º
20º 14º
17º 11º
15º 10º
14º 9º
14º 8º
16º 10º
17º 12º
19º 13º
21º 16º
Water temperature
20º
21º
20º
19º
17º
15º
14º
14º
14º
15º
16º
18º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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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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