Rocky Bay Waiheke kitesurf and wingfoil spot

New Zealand · Auckland

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m -36.83 | 175.07

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Spot forecast for Rocky Bay Waiheke

Sunrise 06:29 · Sunset 19:40

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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 2.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now02:362.1 m08:420.8 m15:092.3 m21:240.9 m03:312.1 m09:390.8 m16:012.3 m22:200.8 m04:272.2 m10:350.8 m16:522.3 m23:120.7 m05:212.2 m11:270.7 m17:412.4 m23:590.6 m06:122.3 m12:160.6 m18:272.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.5 m

Rocky Bay Waiheke: 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

241h

in September · 22 rideable days

The season runs from August to October, peaking in September: 20 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is June, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days14 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days22 d S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 15 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 14.5 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 14 rideable days14 d J July: 16 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days22 d S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days N December: 17 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 47%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is July, with 166 mm.

Monthly averages: Rocky Bay Waiheke
Monthly averages — Rocky Bay Waiheke — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 191 h 23 °C 85 mm
February 15.0 132 h 23 °C 48 mm
March 22.5 251 h 21 °C 54 mm
April 14.5 127 h 20 °C 152 mm
May 20.5 187 h 17 °C 101 mm
June 14.0 125 h 15 °C 110 mm
July 16.0 132 h 14 °C 166 mm
August 18.5 153 h 14 °C 103 mm
September 22.0 241 h 15 °C 85 mm
October 18.5 197 h 17 °C 113 mm
November 15.5 183 h 20 °C 105 mm
December 17.0 236 h 22 °C 110 mm

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Technical details of Rocky Bay Waiheke spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WSW, W.

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