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    Icon Global 1
    UKMO Global 10
    DWD ICON Global 11
    GFS GRAPES 13
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    BOM ACCESS 15
    GEM Global 15
    ECMWF IFS 25
    GFS GraphCast 25
    ECMWF AIFS 28
    ECMWF IFS 44
    JMA gSM 55
    MF Arpege 55
    Model Icon Global 11 km run: 15/05 10:54 GFS 13 km run: 15/05 10:54
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    Wind Dir.
    Wind Spd. (kn) 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 1 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 8 7 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 4 3 19 18 18 18 18 18 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 5 7 9 11 12 13 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11
    Gusts (kn) 10 12 15 15 13 15 14 13 11 10 9 8 8 11 12 12 11 11 10 9 6 3 5 5 6 8 12 13 13 13 11 9 7 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 25 25 25 17 18 18 18 20 22 25 24 24 23 23 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 18 16 14 11 13 15 16 18 19 21 21 21 21 17 14 12 9 31 32 32 32 31 30 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 19 19 18 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 4 2 1 19 17 15 13 13 14 15 16 18 19 18 17 15 14 13 11 10 9 9 8 16 15 15 15 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 11 12 13 15 15 14 13 14 15 17 17 17 16
    Wave Direction
    Wave Ht. (m) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
    Wave Per. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
    Wave Energy (Kj) 124 122 120 119 121 119 118 121 120 118 121 116 116 116 116 114 114 110 108 106 103 102 147 151 156 159 162 162 160 163 156 151 148 136 136 135 134 134 133 138 146 151 201 262 1.6k 1.6k 1.7k 1.7k 1.7k 1.7k 1.7k 1.7k 1.6k 1.6k 1.6k 1.1k 1.0k 972 917 854 804 747 693 642 602 354 354 352 345 343 335 333 329 327 331
    Temp. (°C) 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 19 18 13 15 17 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 17 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 18 17 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 19 19 11 13 15 17 18 18 18 17 16 14 8 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 7 9 11 12 13 12 12 13 14 14 9 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 14
    Rain (mm) 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
    Cloud Cov. (%) 100 100 99 94 100 100 100 99 97 97 96 90 85 78 86 93 90 93 92 90 67 88 70 70 82 79 72 76 41 51 28 88 90 83 90 93 97 100 99 98 97 94 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 87 87 88 88 86 83 81 76 71 66 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 91 83 74 100 100 100 97 94 91 98 99 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 37 25 12 1 2 3 12 22 31 70 70 69 69 70 71 72 50 28 6 2 3 3 4 28 51 75 82 89 96 10 12 13 15 42 68 95 96 96 97 30 31 32 33 38 44 49 44 40 35
    Tide Ht. -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.5 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 -0.6 -0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4
    Tide Dir. high low high low high low high low low high low high low high low high low low low high low high low high low high low high low
    Tide Time 09:50 15:10 10:30 15:50 11:20 16:30 12:10 17:20 07:10 13:20 08:00 14:20 09:00 15:20 09:50 16:10 10:30 11:20 12:10 07:10 13:00 08:10 13:40 09:00 14:30 10:00 15:20 10:50 16:10

    Level: Intermediate, Expert

    Type: Ocean

    Water type: Shallow, Chop, Small wave

    Water hazards: Rocks

    Water quality: Crystal clear

    Infos: Depends on the wind, can either be great or murky.

    Beach type & size: Sand - Big

    Infos: Just your average beach but with a big long wall extending out off a point. Plenty of kite launching space.

    Identified hazards: Rocks

    Beachgoer: None

    Weather specificities: Usually great. Lots of sun. A spring suit is usually enough. Water around 21C, air 25-30C.

    Wind type: Thermal

    Wind specificities: Plenty of wind around, usually picks up later in the day.

    Access description: by Car - Follow the signs to Swansea off the Pacific Hwy, then once in Swansea follow the signs to Caves Beach, easy to find.

    Accommodations: Parking

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    Created 21 Feb 2025 by Kiteslave

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