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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

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: 26/05 06:54																																																																GFS 13 km run: 26/05 06:54
Date Optimal	Mo 26 8h	Mo 26 9h	Mo 26 10h	Mo 26 11h	Mo 26 12h	Mo 26 13h	Mo 26 14h	Mo 26 15h	Mo 26 16h	Mo 26 17h	Tu 27 8h	Tu 27 9h	Tu 27 10h	Tu 27 11h	Tu 27 12h	Tu 27 13h	Tu 27 14h	Tu 27 15h	Tu 27 16h	Tu 27 17h	We 28 8h	We 28 9h	We 28 10h	We 28 11h	We 28 12h	We 28 13h	We 28 14h	We 28 15h	We 28 16h	We 28 17h	Th 29 8h	Th 29 9h	Th 29 10h	Th 29 11h	Th 29 12h	Th 29 13h	Th 29 14h	Th 29 15h	Th 29 16h	Th 29 17h	Fr 30 8h	Fr 30 9h	Fr 30 10h	Fr 30 11h	Fr 30 12h	Fr 30 13h	Fr 30 14h	Fr 30 15h	Fr 30 16h	Fr 30 17h	Sa 31 8h	Sa 31 9h	Sa 31 10h	Sa 31 11h	Sa 31 12h	Sa 31 13h	Sa 31 14h	Sa 31 15h	Sa 31 16h	Sa 31 17h	Su 1 8h	Su 1 9h	Su 1 10h	Su 1 11h	Su 1 12h	Su 1 13h	Su 1 14h	Su 1 15h	Su 1 16h	Su 1 17h	Mo 2 8h	Mo 2 9h	Mo 2 10h	Mo 2 11h	Mo 2 12h	Mo 2 13h	Mo 2 14h	Mo 2 15h	Mo 2 16h	Mo 2 17h	Tu 3 8h	Tu 3 9h	Tu 3 10h	Tu 3 11h	Tu 3 12h	Tu 3 13h	Tu 3 14h	Tu 3 15h	Tu 3 16h	Tu 3 17h	We 4 8h	We 4 9h	We 4 10h	We 4 11h	We 4 12h	We 4 13h	We 4 14h	We 4 15h	We 4 16h	We 4 17h	Th 5 8h	Th 5 9h	Th 5 10h	Th 5 11h	Th 5 12h	Th 5 13h	Th 5 14h	Th 5 15h	Th 5 16h	Th 5 17h	Fr 6 8h	Fr 6 9h	Fr 6 10h	Fr 6 11h	Fr 6 12h	Fr 6 13h	Fr 6 14h	Fr 6 15h	Fr 6 16h	Fr 6 17h	Sa 7 8h	Sa 7 9h	Sa 7 10h	Sa 7 11h	Sa 7 12h	Sa 7 13h	Sa 7 14h	Sa 7 15h	Sa 7 16h	Sa 7 17h	Su 8 8h	Su 8 9h	Su 8 10h	Su 8 11h	Su 8 12h	Su 8 13h	Su 8 14h	Su 8 15h	Su 8 16h	Su 8 17h	Mo 9 8h	Mo 9 9h	Mo 9 10h	Mo 9 11h	Mo 9 12h	Mo 9 13h	Mo 9 14h	Mo 9 15h	Mo 9 16h	Mo 9 17h	Tu 10 8h	Tu 10 9h	Tu 10 10h	Tu 10 11h	Tu 10 12h	Tu 10 13h	Tu 10 14h	Tu 10 15h	Tu 10 16h	Tu 10 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	7	9	11	13	14	14	12	12	10	8	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	7	8	9	12	11	13	14	11	10	12	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	11	10	8	11	14	16	17	17	17	17	16	14	13	12	12	14	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	5	6	8	11	12	13	12	12	10	8	4	5	6	7	8	10	10	10	10	9	5	5	6	8	9	10	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	15	14	13	11	10	9	8	8	9	11	17	18	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	9	9	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	7	8	9	10	11	11	11	11	10	8
Gusts (kn)	13	16	19	22	24	25	24	21	21	17	2	2	4	5	7	8	8	7	6	5	13	14	16	22	23	25	26	25	25	20	16	16	19	22	26	24	22	20	18	16	19	24	27	30	33	33	33	33	30	27	21	22	26	30	35	35	35	36	33	31	10	11	15	18	21	21	21	21	20	19	8	9	11	13	15	13	15	15	15	15	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	11	9	10	11	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	29	26	24	22	20	18	15	14	16	19	25	25	25	27	26	24	20	17	17	17	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	16	16	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Wave Per.	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Energy (Kj)	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	19	16	13	10	7	7	6	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Temp. (°C)	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	17	17	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	12	12	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	8	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Rain (mm)																								0.1	0.3	0.8	1.8	1.6	0.7	0.6						0.4	0.4	0.4																																																			0.1	0.1											0.5	0.5											0.3	0.3	0.3																																									0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Cloud Cov. (%)	74	80	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	81	71	78	71	56	49	34	18	40	36	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	87	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	69	83	74	65	56	56	56	56	39	21	59	56	62	67	73	70	66	63	56	50	61	55	67	80	92	79	67	54	52	49	74	66	65	64	63	4	4	5	4	4	63	73	82	91	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	82	63	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	29	51	100	100	72	43	15	28	41	54	69	85	4										100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Tide Ht.	0.5	-0.1	-0.7	-1.1	-1.3	-1.2	-0.8	-0.1	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.4	-0.2	-0.8	-1.2	-1.4	-1.2	-0.8	-0.1	0.6	1.2	0.9	0.4	-0.2	-0.8	-1.3	-1.4	-1.2	-0.7	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.8	0.3	-0.3	-0.9	-1.3	-1.4	-1.2	-0.6	0.9	1.2	1.1	0.8	0.2	-0.3	-0.9	-1.3	-1.3	-1.1	0.5	0.9	1.1	1.0	0.7	0.2	-0.4	-0.9	-1.2	-1.2	-0.1	0.5	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.1	-0.4	-0.9	-1.1	-0.5	-0.0	0.4	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.0	-0.4	-0.8	-0.8	-0.4	0.0	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.0	-0.4	-0.9	-0.7	-0.4	0.0	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.4	-0.0	-0.8	-0.8	-0.7	-0.3	0.1	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.3	-0.6	-0.8	-0.8	-0.6	-0.3	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.6	-0.4	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	-0.6	-0.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.7	-0.0	-0.4	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	-0.5	-0.1	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.3	-0.1	-0.5	-0.8	-0.9	-0.8	-0.4	-0.0	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.2	-0.3	-0.7	-0.9	-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	0.1	0.5
Tide Dir.					low											low											low				high						low					high						low					high						low					high						low					high											high											high				low						high					low						high					low						high					low						high				low											low
Tide Time					12:10											13:00											14:00				08:20						14:50					09:20						15:40					10:10						16:30					11:10						17:20					12:10											13:00											14:00				08:40						14:50					09:30						15:40					10:20						16:40					11:10						17:30				11:50											12:30

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Flat, Chop

Water hazards: Currents, Ships

Water quality: Clean

Infos: Super flat on the northern side. Small chop on southern side. Depending on tide there is a current flowing in the channel. Works on all tides but best at high tide.

Beach type & size: Sand - Tidal

Infos: The beach is narrow at high tide. Launch off the end of the sand spit. No real issues with the launch except the strong wind. Beach is mostly sand with a few shells. Entry is by 3 methods: 1) launch from southern side and sail round the point. 2) walk 500m along the spit from Glendowie and launch from end (best option). 3) sail across estuary from Buckland Beach side. This works great at low tide but watch current and ferries and moored yachts.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Water temp is 15C in winter, 23C in summer. Best seasons are winter and summer. A wetsuit is necessary in case you get into trouble in the channel. Air temps are similar to water temps but in winter the southerlies that work great here bring cooler than average temps so it won't be warm.

Wind type: Thermal, Frontal

Wind specificities: This spot only suits wind over 20 knots. Best direction is SW to SSE which occur during winter and also during summer along with the occasional 15-25 knot thermal. The strong westerlies common in spring are the wrong direction for this spot. In winter the southerlies work great here.

Best months: January, February, June, July, August, December

Access description: by Car - Head to Glendowie, get the map out and head to the end of West Tamaki Rd.

Specific rules: Other

Extra: Watch for tidal currents in channel, ferries etc. Use a kite leash at all times.

Accommodations: None

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