Thames

Thames

Firth of Thames • New Zealand flag New Zealand • North Island
177 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea, river
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
2.8 m
Waves
flat, small

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
158100
115100
115100
127200
128200
137100
148310
179200
1912310
1813210
168100
1910210
Dominant wind direction
wind 230º
wind 353º
wind 229º
wind 231º
wind 357º
wind 321º
wind 358º
wind 230º
wind 235º
wind 234º
wind 233º
wind 230º
Avg. wind (kt)
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
10
11
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1416–
1316–
1316–
141620
1416–
1316–
151720
141619
151720
151621
1416–
141721
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
24º 16º
24º 16º
22º 14º
20º 13º
18º 10º
16º 9º
15º 8º
15º 7º
16º 10º
18º 11º
20º 13º
23º 16º
Water temperature
20º
21º
21º
19º
17º
15º
13º
13º
14º
15º
17º
19º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
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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