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Wind, waves & weather forecast Queenstown/Lake Wakatipu

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Last update: 05:34 local time
This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Thursday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
01h
262° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
100%
5 mm
7° C
951 hpa
04h
233° SW
4 kts
max 5 kts
100%
8 mm
7° C
953 hpa
07h
231° SW
3 kts
max 8 kts
100%
7 mm
7° C
955 hpa
10h
211° SSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
100%
5 mm
7° C
959 hpa
13h
247° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
100%
3 mm
8° C
960 hpa
16h
238° WSW
6 kts
max 9 kts
99%
2 mm
10° C
963 hpa
19h
214° SW
7 kts
max 9 kts
61%
12° C
964 hpa
22h
191° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
78%
6° C
967 hpa

Friday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
01h
232° SW
2 kts
max 3 kts
75%
7° C
969 hpa
04h
249° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
74%
6° C
970 hpa
07h
253° WSW
3 kts
max 3 kts
100%
7° C
970 hpa
10h
259° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
97%
12° C
972 hpa
13h
269° W
4 kts
max 6 kts
50%
16° C
972 hpa
16h
257° WSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
63%
17° C
972 hpa
19h
273° W
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
16° C
971 hpa
22h
279° W
6 kts
max 6 kts
100%
12° C
972 hpa
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Saturday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
01h
302° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
100%
11° C
971 hpa
04h
315° NW
5 kts
max 8 kts
100%
10° C
968 hpa
07h
305° NW
4 kts
max 8 kts
76%
11° C
967 hpa
10h
304° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
91%
3 mm
12° C
968 hpa
13h
292° WNW
3 kts
max 6 kts
97%
1 mm
14° C
968 hpa
16h
289° WNW
11 kts
max 26 kts
79%
19° C
967 hpa
19h
277° W
8 kts
max 24 kts
99%
17° C
968 hpa
22h
271° W
5 kts
max 6 kts
34%
10° C
969 hpa

Sunday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
01h
282° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
1%
7° C
970 hpa
04h
304° NW
5 kts
max 7 kts
62%
9° C
969 hpa
07h
287° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
91%
9° C
969 hpa
10h
290° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
100%
0 mm
10° C
971 hpa
13h
295° WNW
6 kts
max 14 kts
100%
1 mm
12° C
970 hpa
16h
291° WNW
7 kts
max 25 kts
100%
1 mm
12° C
970 hpa
19h
274° W
6 kts
max 8 kts
100%
1 mm
12° C
970 hpa
22h
288° WNW
5 kts
max 7 kts
100%
1 mm
11° C
971 hpa
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Monday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
01h
292° WNW
4 kts
max 6 kts
98%
1 mm
11° C
972 hpa
04h
280° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
100%
2 mm
11° C
970 hpa
07h
268° W
4 kts
max 5 kts
100%
1 mm
11° C
970 hpa
10h
266° W
7 kts
max 16 kts
93%
14° C
972 hpa
13h
276° W
10 kts
max 22 kts
71%
18° C
971 hpa
16h
277° W
9 kts
max 21 kts
44%
20° C
971 hpa
19h
289° WNW
7 kts
max 13 kts
0%
19° C
972 hpa
22h
276° W
5 kts
max 5 kts
17%
12° C
975 hpa

Tuesday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
01h
283° WNW
4 kts
max 4 kts
11%
10° C
976 hpa
04h
296° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
40%
9° C
975 hpa
07h
305° NW
3 kts
max 4 kts
11%
9° C
975 hpa
10h
295° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
29%
17° C
976 hpa
13h
282° WNW
6 kts
max 11 kts
58%
22° C
975 hpa
16h
282° WNW
9 kts
max 20 kts
100%
23° C
973 hpa
19h
273° W
7 kts
max 20 kts
100%
20° C
973 hpa
22h
341° NNW
6 kts
max 8 kts
100%
15° C
973 hpa
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Wednesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
01h
349° N
6 kts
max 10 kts
100%
14° C
972 hpa
04h
340° NNW
5 kts
max 9 kts
100%
12° C
970 hpa
07h
340° NNW
4 kts
max 7 kts
100%
13° C
969 hpa
10h
10° N
5 kts
max 9 kts
100%
16° C
970 hpa
13h
251° WSW
5 kts
max 23 kts
100%
0 mm
17° C
970 hpa
16h
302° WNW
8 kts
max 24 kts
70%
1 mm
20° C
970 hpa
19h
250° WSW
2 kts
max 4 kts
96%
1 mm
16° C
970 hpa
22h
235° SW
1 kts
max 2 kts
99%
3 mm
14° C
970 hpa

Thursday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
01h
168° SSE
4 kts
max 6 kts
100%
12 mm
14° C
969 hpa
04h
203° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
100%
8 mm
12° C
969 hpa
07h
172° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
86%
10° C
970 hpa
10h
211° SSW
4 kts
max 4 kts
66%
13° C
972 hpa
13h
307° NW
2 kts
max 4 kts
49%
18° C
972 hpa
16h
86° E
2 kts
max 8 kts
13%
21° C
970 hpa
19h
102° ESE
5 kts
max 5 kts
0%
17° C
971 hpa
22h
183° S
6 kts
max 8 kts
12%
11° C
972 hpa
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)

Friday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
01h
204° SSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
18%
8° C
974 hpa
04h
241° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
13%
6° C
974 hpa
07h
229° SW
2 kts
max 2 kts
57%
6° C
975 hpa
10h
357° N
1 kts
max 1 kts
37%
12° C
977 hpa
13h
29° NNE
3 kts
max 3 kts
1%
18° C
977 hpa
16h
67° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
86%
20° C
976 hpa
19h
98° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
25%
19° C
976 hpa
22h
102° ESE
4 kts
max 4 kts
26%
12° C
977 hpa

Saturday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
01h
83° E
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
10° C
978 hpa
04h
94° E
1 kts
max 2 kts
33%
9° C
977 hpa
07h
256° WSW
2 kts
max 3 kts
94%
9° C
978 hpa
10h
324° NW
2 kts
max 3 kts
100%
15° C
978 hpa

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    1km
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    7km
  • Bowen Peak
    8km
  • Castle Rock
    10km
  • Coronet Peak Recreational Reserve
    10km
  • Crown Range
    11km
  • Darkys Terrace
    12km

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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Queenstown/Lake Wakatipu in Otago, 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 6:00 PM, 12:00 AM, 6:00 AM and 12:00 PM New Zealand Daylight Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 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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