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Wind, waves & weather forecast Kaikoura

320.17°
6 kts
Northwest
99.95%
11 °C
Overcast
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Last update: 04:37 local time / Next update: 10:46 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Thursday, May 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
330.84°
7
7
61.01%
12
1019
48.25°
0.4
8
00h
330.84°
4 m/s
max 4
61.01%
12 °C
1019 hPa
48.25°
0.4 m
8 s
03h
299.04°
6
7
99.8%
11
1018
66.31°
0.4
10
03h
299.04°
3 m/s
max 4
99.8%
11 °C
1018 hPa
66.31°
0.4 m
10 s
06h
320.17°
6
7
99.95%
11
1018
52.03°
0.3
8
06h
320.17°
3 m/s
max 3
99.95%
11 °C
1018 hPa
52.03°
0.3 m
8 s
09h
325.57°
6
7
99.95%
12
1018
43.25°
0.3
7
09h
325.57°
3 m/s
max 4
99.95%
12 °C
1018 hPa
43.25°
0.3 m
7 s
12h
5.8°
4
9
99.95%
17
1018
56.41°
0.3
8
12h
5.8°
2 m/s
max 4
99.95%
17 °C
1018 hPa
56.41°
0.3 m
8 s
15h
25.75°
3
5
99.95%
16
1020
62.16°
0.3
8
15h
25.75°
1 m/s
max 2
99.95%
16 °C
1020 hPa
62.16°
0.3 m
8 s
18h
315.96°
4
4
99.95%
15
1021
55.81°
0.3
8
18h
315.96°
2 m/s
max 2
99.95%
15 °C
1021 hPa
55.81°
0.3 m
8 s
21h
205.63°
9
14
99.95%
13
1026
109.31°
0.4
9
21h
205.63°
5 m/s
max 7
99.95%
13 °C
1026 hPa
109.31°
0.4 m
9 s

Friday, May 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
209.16°
6
8
99.95%
11
1029
168.25°
0.7
6
00h
209.16°
3 m/s
max 4
99.95%
11 °C
1029 hPa
168.25°
0.7 m
6 s
03h
275.79°
1
3
99.95%
11
1029
170.5°
0.8
5
03h
275.79°
0 m/s
max 1
99.95%
11 °C
1029 hPa
170.5°
0.8 m
5 s
06h
45.37°
3
4
99.62%
11
1029
165.12°
0.8
5
06h
45.37°
1 m/s
max 2
99.62%
11 °C
1029 hPa
165.12°
0.8 m
5 s
09h
36.61°
5
7
99.95%
12
1030
161.75°
0.8
5
09h
36.61°
3 m/s
max 4
99.95%
12 °C
1030 hPa
161.75°
0.8 m
5 s
12h
53.2°
6
9
99.95%
14
1029
170.5°
0.8
6
12h
53.2°
3 m/s
max 4
99.95%
14 °C
1029 hPa
170.5°
0.8 m
6 s
15h
49.86°
7
9
80.86%
14
1027
170.75°
0.9
9
15h
49.86°
3 m/s
max 5
80.86%
14 °C
1027 hPa
170.75°
0.9 m
9 s
18h
22.01°
5
7
98.81%
14
1026
174.25°
0.9
12
18h
22.01°
3 m/s
max 3
98.81%
14 °C
1026 hPa
174.25°
0.9 m
12 s
21h
313.6°
3
3
98.84%
14
1027
181.62°
0.8
13
21h
313.6°
2 m/s
max 2
98.84%
14 °C
1027 hPa
181.62°
0.8 m
13 s

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General

This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Kaikoura in Canterbury, New Zealand. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 01:00, 07:00, 13:00 and 19:00 New Zealand Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 6 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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