Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach

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

Overview

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
1611410
159510
1511511
1410410
1510610
1812520
1814620
1611620
1811410
159310
1510310
1812410
Dominant wind direction
wind 183º
wind 180º
wind 181º
wind 187º
wind 183º
wind 220º
wind 221º
wind 187º
wind 184º
wind 2º
wind 182º
wind 180º
Avg. wind (kt)
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
161821
161821
161821
161822
161821
161822
161821
161822
151721
151721
151722
151722
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 15º
22º 16º
20º 14º
19º 12º
16º 10º
14º 9º
14º 7º
14º 7º
16º 8º
18º 10º
20º 13º
22º 15º
Water temperature
19º
20º
19º
18º
16º
15º
14º
13º
13º
14º
16º
17º
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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