Fakarava

Fakarava • French Polynesia flag French Polynesia
Popular Kite Spot
221 windy days
/ year
Water type
lagoon
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
0.5 m
Waves
flat

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
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Apr
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
2110100
157100
113000
167100
1910100
2213300
2014410
2113300
2211200
1910100
167100
1911100
Dominant wind direction
wind 87º
wind 89º
wind 94º
wind 92º
wind 91º
wind 93º
wind 94º
wind 91º
wind 92º
wind 93º
wind 90º
wind 86º
Avg. wind (kt)
12
11
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1416–
1416–
1316–
1416–
1516–
151720
161821
151721
1517–
1517–
1416–
1416–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
28º 25º
28º 26º
28º 26º
28º 26º
28º 26º
27º 25º
26º 25º
26º 24º
26º 24º
26º 25º
27º 25º
27º 25º
Water temperature
28º
29º
29º
29º
28º
28º
27º
26º
27º
27º
28º
28º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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WavesFlat water lagoon: waves stats are from the open sea nearby, and shouldn’t reach the spot
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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