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12 kn+. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots between 10:00 and 19:00. How we count.

Sea · Waikato · New Zealand

Raglan

Best for kiting from September to October, with 51 to 56 % kite days. Water 14 to 16 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

  1. J42
  2. F31
  3. M29
  4. A35
  5. M34
  6. J37
  7. J42
  8. A42
  9. S56
  10. O51
  11. N39
  12. D40
Kite days by month at Raglan: Jan 42 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 35 %, May 34 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 51 %, Nov 39 %, Dec 40 %
  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear
  • Kite days
    51 % Goodabout 16 of 31 days
    Too light, kiteable, too strong
    • Too light 49 %
    • Kiteable 51 %
    • Too strong 0 %
    10 day trip
    6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
    Best hours
    10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
    Daylight
    13.0 h
    Water
    16 °C, 5/4
    Air
    16 °Cdaily maximum, 15 °C during kite hours
    Rain
    17 of 31with 1 mm or more
    In one sentence

    In October, Raglan averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Raglan

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

  1. January4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
  2. February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.9 expected
  3. March2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.7 expected
  4. April4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
  5. May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
  6. June3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
  7. July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
  8. August5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
  9. September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
  10. October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
  11. November4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
  12. December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Trip odds by start week in Raglan: W1 4 in 10, W2 4 in 10, W3 5 in 10, W4 4 in 10, W5 4 in 10, W6 3 in 10, W7 1 in 10, W8 1 in 10, W9 3 in 10, W10 3 in 10, W11 1 in 10, W12 2 in 10, W13 1 in 10, W14 3 in 10, W15 7 in 10, W16 3 in 10, W17 2 in 10, W18 2 in 10, W19 2 in 10, W20 4 in 10, W21 4 in 10, W22 5 in 10, W23 2 in 10, W24 2 in 10, W25 4 in 10, W26 3 in 10, W27 4 in 10, W28 4 in 10, W29 4 in 10, W30 3 in 10, W31 4 in 10, W32 4 in 10, W33 5 in 10, W34 4 in 10, W35 6 in 10, W36 7 in 10, W37 7 in 10, W38 7 in 10, W39 7 in 10, W40 6 in 10, W41 8 in 10, W42 6 in 10, W43 6 in 10, W44 4 in 10, W45 3 in 10, W46 5 in 10, W47 4 in 10, W48 5 in 10, W49 3 in 10, W50 2 in 10, W51 5 in 10, W52 5 in 10

3 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 3.8 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In September, the windiest month

  • Too light 44 %
  • Kiteable 56 %
  • Too strong 0 %

Too light on 44 %, kiteable on 56 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

NESW

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from SW (225°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Raglan: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Raglan?

The best months are September to October: from 2017 to 2025, 51 to 56 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Raglan windy in October?

Yes, often. 51 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 16 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Raglan?

The water ranges from 14 °C in July to 21 °C in February. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).

How many kite days does Raglan get in a year?

About 145 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.

Live forecast from Windy

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Spot facts

Region
Waikato
Country
New Zealand
Water body
Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport
Hamilton International Airport (HLZ), 43 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone
UTC+13:00 in October
Coordinates
-37.8040, 174.8443
Model
ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Satellite view of Raglan

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Waikato

Kite days in October, % of days

  1. Whangamata

    New Zealand · 5 points fewer kite days than Raglan in October

    46 %
    January: 39 % kite days (Possible)February: 34 % kite days (Possible)March: 33 % kite days (Possible)April: 40 % kite days (Good)May: 39 % kite days (Possible)June: 43 % kite days (Good)July: 42 % kite days (Good)August: 47 % kite days (Good)September: 47 % kite days (Good)October: 46 % kite days (Good)November: 38 % kite days (Possible)December: 42 % kite days (Good)
    Kite days by month at Whangamata: Jan 39 %, Feb 34 %, Mar 33 %, Apr 40 %, May 39 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 42 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 51 % of days at Raglan met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/raglan

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