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Spot forecast for Whakapapa

Sunrise 19:24 · Sunset 08:41

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

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Whakapapa: 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

2h

in October · 0.5 rideable days

The best month is October: 1 rideable days and 2 hours of usable wind, at 5 °C. The low point is January, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · 50%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 1 °C. The wettest month is October, with 424 mm.

Monthly averages: Whakapapa

Monthly averages — Whakapapa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	0.0	0 h	12 °C	217 mm
February	0.0	0 h	13 °C	138 mm
March	0.0	0 h	9 °C	147 mm
April	0.0	0 h	8 °C	195 mm
May	0.0	0 h	4 °C	210 mm
June	0.0	0 h	3 °C	239 mm
July	0.0	0 h	2 °C	236 mm
August	0.0	0 h	1 °C	265 mm
September	0.0	0 h	3 °C	337 mm
October	0.5	2 h	5 °C	424 mm
November	0.0	0 h	10 °C	223 mm
December	0.0	0 h	11 °C	238 mm

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Technical details of Whakapapa spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round

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