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Wind, waves & weather forecast Whakatane

185.34°
3 kts
South
55.23%
11 °C
Broken
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Last update: 16:36 local time / Next update: 22:49 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Thursday, May 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
123.29°
1
5
92.55%
11
1026
43.47°
0.5
6
00h
123.29°
1 m/s
max 3
92.55%
11 °C
1026 hPa
43.47°
0.5 m
6 s
03h
122°
4
5
88.88%
12
1024
42.66°
0.5
7
03h
122°
2 m/s
max 3
88.88%
12 °C
1024 hPa
42.66°
0.5 m
7 s
06h
147.48°
2
2
99.95%
12
1024
41.69°
0.5
7
06h
147.48°
1 m/s
max 1
99.95%
12 °C
1024 hPa
41.69°
0.5 m
7 s
09h
85.67°
2
5
91.97%
14
1025
41.03°
0.5
7
09h
85.67°
1 m/s
max 2
91.97%
14 °C
1025 hPa
41.03°
0.5 m
7 s
12h
32.62°
4
7
99.95%
16
1024
40.38°
0.6
7
12h
32.62°
2 m/s
max 4
99.95%
16 °C
1024 hPa
40.38°
0.6 m
7 s
15h
20.46°
5
7
57.59%
16
1023
40.5°
0.7
7
15h
20.46°
3 m/s
max 3
57.59%
16 °C
1023 hPa
40.5°
0.7 m
7 s
18h
48.81°
1
4
15.96%
13
1024
40.94°
0.8
7
18h
48.81°
1 m/s
max 2
15.96%
13 °C
1024 hPa
40.94°
0.8 m
7 s
21h
185.34°
3
4
55.23%
11
1026
38.84°
0.8
8
21h
185.34°
1 m/s
max 2
55.23%
11 °C
1026 hPa
38.84°
0.8 m
8 s

Friday, May 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
00h
168.98°
4
4
92.46%
11
1026
37.31°
0.8
9
00h
168.98°
2 m/s
max 2
92.46%
11 °C
1026 hPa
37.31°
0.8 m
9 s
03h
161.22°
4
4
99.88%
10
1026
39.84°
0.9
9
03h
161.22°
2 m/s
max 2
99.88%
10 °C
1026 hPa
39.84°
0.9 m
9 s
06h
173.75°
4
5
99.26%
10
1027
43.53°
0.9
8
06h
173.75°
2 m/s
max 3
99.26%
10 °C
1027 hPa
43.53°
0.9 m
8 s
09h
175.6°
4
6
80.95%
12
1028
43.91°
0.8
9
09h
175.6°
2 m/s
max 3
80.95%
12 °C
1028 hPa
43.91°
0.8 m
9 s
12h
80.35°
3
3
74.92%
16
1027
41.12°
0.8
9
12h
80.35°
1 m/s
max 2
74.92%
16 °C
1027 hPa
41.12°
0.8 m
9 s
15h
55.54°
5
7
75.99%
16
1026
39.34°
0.8
10
15h
55.54°
2 m/s
max 3
75.99%
16 °C
1026 hPa
39.34°
0.8 m
10 s
18h
62.4°
3
6
99.95%
13
1027
41.44°
0.8
10
18h
62.4°
2 m/s
max 3
99.95%
13 °C
1027 hPa
41.44°
0.8 m
10 s
21h
160.19°
4
7
93%
12
1028
42.75°
0.8
10
21h
160.19°
2 m/s
max 4
93%
12 °C
1028 hPa
42.75°
0.8 m
10 s

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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Whakatane in Bay of Plenty, 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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