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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

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 01/05 00:59																																																																GFS 13 km run: 01/05 00:59
Date Optimal	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Fr 16 8h	Fr 16 9h	Fr 16 10h	Fr 16 11h	Fr 16 12h	Fr 16 13h	Fr 16 14h	Fr 16 15h	Fr 16 16h	Fr 16 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	14	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	3	3	4	3	1	3	5	7	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	3	2	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	5	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	10	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	8	8
Gusts (kn)	25	26	29	31	31	29	27	28	27	27	26	5	9	7	7	5	6	9	12	14	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	20	5	5	7	8	10	11	12	12	11	10	4	4	5	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	2	2	3	5	6	7	7	8	7	6	8	10	11	13	15	15	15	15	14	13	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	22	24	22	17	9	3	1	1	2	1	1	9	11	13	15	17	16	15	13	10	6	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	25	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	20	20	20	20	20	19	17	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	18	19
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)
Wave Per.
Wave Energy (Kj)
Temp. (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	14	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	14	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	18	17	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	18	18	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	13	14	14	14
Rain (mm)					0.2	0.1	0.2						0.2																																																														0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1											0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2															0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2													0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1													0.2	0.2	0.2
Cloud Cov. (%)	82	94	87	99	100	99	90	90	84	61	52	92	67	65	46	68	69	100	100	100	63	38	72	67	57	40	32	27	44	42	34	34						9	19	28	29	31						24	47	71	67	63			12	23	35	33	30	28	27	27	58	55	54	52	51	56	61	66	61	56	63	44	62	81	99	97	96	94	96	98	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	85	70	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	97	100	100	100	100	100	97	94	91	94	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	98	83	68	53	47	41	35	51	68	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	95	93	77	60	44	52	60	68	57	45	42	55	41	28	14
Tide Ht.	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.2	0.9	0.4	-0.2	-0.8	-1.2	-1.4	-1.2	-0.3	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.1	0.8	0.4	-0.2	-0.8	-1.2	-1.3	-0.2	0.3	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	-0.2	-0.7	-1.1	-0.7	-0.2	0.3	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.2	-0.3	-0.7	-0.9	-0.6	-0.2	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.2	-0.2	-0.8	-0.8	-0.6	-0.2	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	-0.7	-0.8	-0.8	-0.6	-0.2	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.5	-0.4	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	-0.5	-0.1	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.7	-0.1	-0.5	-0.8	-0.9	-0.8	-0.5	-0.1	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.3	-0.2	-0.6	-0.9	-0.9	-0.8	-0.4	0.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	-0.3	-0.7	-0.9	-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.4	-0.0	-0.5	-0.8	-1.0	-0.9	-0.6	-0.1	0.3	0.9	0.7	0.3	-0.2	-0.6	-0.9	-1.0	-0.8	-0.4	0.1	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.1	-0.4	-0.8	-1.0	-1.0	-0.7	-0.3	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.4	-0.1	-0.5	-0.9	-1.0	-0.9	-0.6	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.3	-0.2	-0.6	-0.9	-1.0	-0.8
Tide Dir.			high							low					high						low					high						low					high											high					low						high					low						high					low						high					low						high				low											low											low										low					high						low				high							low				high						low
Tide Time			09:30							16:00					10:30						16:50					11:30						17:50					12:30											13:30					08:20						14:30					09:20						15:20					10:10						16:20					11:00						17:10				11:50											12:30											13:10										13:50					08:10						14:30				08:50							15:00				09:30						15:40

Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: River

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water hazards: None

Water quality: Cloudy

Infos: Water is very shallow for most of it. Most of the creek works best at high tide. No waves, just chop when really windy.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: Beach with sand and shells. Not crowded here at all, even in 30C summer days. Many access points.

Identified hazards: Shells

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Water temp is warm during summer, about 30C. In winter about 10-15C. Air temp ranges from 14-20C in winter to 21-32C in summer. Wetsuit definitely not required in summer but sun is fierce so rash shirt required. Season here runs all year.

Wind type: Frontal

Wind specificities: Wind is best here in the afternoon. Best season here is spring with heaps of 20+ knot days from the West or SW (almost every day). Summer thermal breezes can occasionally reach this far east and are usually 10-20 knots. Afternoon winter winds are also quite good here from the WSW after the squalls has eased a bit. Even during autumn sessions here are frequent, despite May being the most fluky season in Auckland. Spring is very windy. All wind directions work here.

Best months: September, October, November

Access description: by Car - Go to Pakuranga, then to Howick and then to Whitford. Drive North to the water and depending on the wind direction to the west or east side. Find a spot to launch.

Specific rules: None

Nightlife: No nightlife. For nightlife drive 50km to Auckland.

Accommodations: None

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