Overview

Cornwallis is a spot located in Manukau Harbour, on Auckland's west coast. This small peninsula offers an estuarine water area sheltered from ocean swells, with flat water to light chop conditions. W to SW winds work well here. The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediates. Manukau Harbour is subject to strong tides that significantly change the water area. Watch out for tidal currents in the channel.

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Spot forecast for Cornwallis

Sunrise 06:30 · Sunset 19:42

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 9.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:20 · 2.3 m Low tide 11:34 · 1.2 m High tide 17:56 · 2.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:18 · 1.1 m High tide 06:30 · 2.4 m Low tide 12:37 · 1.1 m High tide 18:56 · 2.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:13 · 1 m High tide 07:26 · 2.6 m Low tide 13:30 · 1 m High tide 19:45 · 2.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:00 · 0.8 m High tide 08:12 · 2.7 m Low tide 14:16 · 0.8 m High tide 20:27 · 2.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:42 · 0.6 m High tide 08:53 · 2.9 m Low tide 14:59 · 0.7 m High tide 21:07 · 3.1 m

Cornwallis: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

346h

in October · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 26 rideable days a month and 346 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is July, at 18 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is July, with 184 mm.

Monthly averages: Cornwallis

Monthly averages — Cornwallis — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.5	307 h	22 °C	99 mm
February	23.5	243 h	23 °C	49 mm
March	27.5	275 h	20 °C	86 mm
April	21.5	230 h	20 °C	163 mm
May	18.5	179 h	16 °C	98 mm
June	21.5	189 h	15 °C	145 mm
July	18.0	156 h	14 °C	184 mm
August	20.0	189 h	14 °C	124 mm
September	27.0	318 h	15 °C	145 mm
October	28.5	346 h	17 °C	154 mm
November	23.5	261 h	19 °C	119 mm
December	24.5	309 h	21 °C	130 mm

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Technical details of Cornwallis spot

The spot works with winds from SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, S, SSW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Auckland International Airport Airport16.8 kmsource aviationweather.gov

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AUCKLAND AIRPORT AWS18.1 km

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CW4778 Auckland NZ19.3 km

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