Whareama River Mouth

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

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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)*
2012300
1710310
1911310
168300
159300
1611410
169410
1912410
2215610
1813510
2012300
2113400
Dominant wind direction
wind 312º
wind 316º
wind 184º
wind 313º
wind 315º
wind 313º
wind 310º
wind 312º
wind 310º
wind 312º
wind 314º
wind 313º
Avg. wind (kt)
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
151720
151721
141621
141721
141619
151721
151820
151721
151720
161721
141620
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)
21º 14º
22º 15º
20º 13º
19º 12º
16º 10º
14º 9º
13º 7º
13º 7º
15º 8º
17º 10º
19º 12º
21º 14º
Water temperature
17º
18º
17º
16º
15º
14º
13º
12º
13º
13º
14º
16º
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.

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