Daily forecast
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Last update: 23:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Monday, Dec 08
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
11 kts
max 19 kts
3.74 mm
15° C
1007 hpa
2.5 m
11 s
04h
15 kts
max 28 kts
11.28 mm
16° C
1002 hpa
2.9 m
11 s
07h
1 kts
max 4 kts
13.44 mm
13° C
1008 hpa
3.2 m
11 s
10h
2 kts
max 2 kts
15° C
1010 hpa
3.0 m
11 s
13h
7 kts
max 7 kts
17° C
1013 hpa
2.8 m
11 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
16° C
1014 hpa
2.6 m
11 s
19h
4 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1016 hpa
2.5 m
10 s
22h
2 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
2.4 m
10 s
Tuesday, Dec 09
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
2.3 m
10 s
04h
4 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
2.1 m
10 s
07h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
2.0 m
10 s
10h
4 kts
max 4 kts
16° C
1018 hpa
1.8 m
10 s
13h
6 kts
max 6 kts
18° C
1017 hpa
1.7 m
10 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
18° C
1016 hpa
1.6 m
10 s
19h
3 kts
max 3 kts
17° C
1015 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
22h
2 kts
max 2 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.6 m
12 s
Wednesday, Dec 10
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1016 hpa
1.6 m
13 s
04h
4 kts
max 4 kts
12° C
1014 hpa
1.7 m
13 s
07h
1 kts
max 2 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
1.7 m
13 s
10h
2 kts
max 2 kts
16° C
1014 hpa
1.7 m
13 s
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
18° C
1014 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
19° C
1013 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
19h
6 kts
max 6 kts
17° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
22h
3 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
12 s
Thursday, Dec 11
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1012 hpa
1.7 m
13 s
04h
3 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
13 s
07h
3 kts
max 4 kts
13° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
14 s
10h
5 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1011 hpa
1.8 m
13 s
13h
9 kts
max 9 kts
17° C
1010 hpa
1.8 m
13 s
16h
9 kts
max 10 kts
16° C
1009 hpa
1.8 m
13 s
19h
10 kts
max 12 kts
14° C
1008 hpa
1.8 m
13 s
22h
4 kts
max 8 kts
1.95 mm
12° C
1008 hpa
1.8 m
14 s
Friday, Dec 12
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 7 kts
0.47 mm
10° C
1008 hpa
1.7 m
14 s
04h
6 kts
max 8 kts
9° C
1006 hpa
1.7 m
14 s
07h
6 kts
max 9 kts
10° C
1007 hpa
1.9 m
13 s
10h
9 kts
max 11 kts
12° C
1007 hpa
2.0 m
13 s
13h
9 kts
max 10 kts
15° C
1007 hpa
2.2 m
12 s
16h
11 kts
max 11 kts
15° C
1007 hpa
2.5 m
11 s
19h
8 kts
max 8 kts
15° C
1007 hpa
2.6 m
11 s
22h
5 kts
max 6 kts
12° C
1010 hpa
2.5 m
11 s
Saturday, Dec 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
7 kts
max 9 kts
11° C
1011 hpa
2.2 m
11 s
04h
7 kts
max 8 kts
11° C
1012 hpa
2.0 m
11 s
07h
6 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1013 hpa
1.8 m
11 s
10h
5 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1014 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
13h
7 kts
max 7 kts
16° C
1015 hpa
1.4 m
12 s
16h
5 kts
max 5 kts
16° C
1016 hpa
1.3 m
12 s
19h
3 kts
max 3 kts
16° C
1015 hpa
1.2 m
12 s
22h
3 kts
max 3 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
Sunday, Dec 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 5 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
1.1 m
13 s
04h
6 kts
max 7 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
07h
4 kts
max 5 kts
13° C
1017 hpa
1.0 m
13 s
10h
9 kts
max 10 kts
16° C
1017 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
13h
10 kts
max 11 kts
17° C
1017 hpa
0.9 m
13 s
16h
9 kts
max 9 kts
17° C
1016 hpa
0.8 m
13 s
19h
7 kts
max 8 kts
16° C
1016 hpa
0.8 m
13 s
22h
6 kts
max 8 kts
13° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
13 s
Monday, Dec 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 8 kts
12° C
1014 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
04h
7 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
1012 hpa
0.9 m
12 s
07h
8 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1011 hpa
1.1 m
12 s
10h
10 kts
max 14 kts
15° C
1008 hpa
1.3 m
11 s
13h
13 kts
max 21 kts
2.06 mm
15° C
1006 hpa
1.6 m
11 s
16h
12 kts
max 20 kts
7.18 mm
14° C
1002 hpa
1.9 m
11 s
19h
20 kts
max 37 kts
16.81 mm
15° C
998 hpa
2.2 m
11 s
22h
12 kts
max 19 kts
10.49 mm
14° C
1000 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
Tuesday, Dec 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 7 kts
3.95 mm
12° C
1000 hpa
2.5 m
11 s
04h
4 kts
max 6 kts
2.94 mm
11° C
999 hpa
2.5 m
11 s
07h
2 kts
max 4 kts
1.81 mm
11° C
1000 hpa
2.4 m
11 s
10h
5 kts
max 7 kts
2.29 mm
12° C
1000 hpa
2.5 m
11 s
13h
5 kts
max 7 kts
3.94 mm
12° C
1000 hpa
2.6 m
11 s
16h
5 kts
max 6 kts
2.54 mm
12° C
999 hpa
2.6 m
12 s
19h
2 kts
max 5 kts
3.87 mm
10° C
998 hpa
2.7 m
12 s
22h
4 kts
max 4 kts
1.21 mm
10° C
999 hpa
2.7 m
12 s
Wednesday, Dec 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 4 kts
0.91 mm
10° C
998 hpa
2.6 m
12 s
04h
1 kts
max 5 kts
1.5 mm
9° C
997 hpa
2.5 m
12 s
07h
4 kts
max 7 kts
2.09 mm
9° C
996 hpa
2.5 m
12 s
10h
7 kts
max 11 kts
10.27 mm
9° C
993 hpa
2.4 m
12 s
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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Waikowhai in West Coast, New Zealand. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.
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