Gulf Harbour Yacht Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
93Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 12 kn gusting 15, side-shore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 51 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- W 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 195, good
- Mon 296, good
- Tue 396, good
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 599, good
- Fri 693, good
- Sat 751, fair
- Sun 890, good
- Mon 996, good
- Tue 1069, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Apr, Aug–Oct5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 95, good | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knotsF4 | 18kn | cross-off | flat | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | cross-off | chop | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knotsF4 | 18kn | cross-off | chop | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 15kn | side | chop | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 99, good | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 14kn | side | flat | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 16kn | offnot safe | flat | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 51, fair | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 13kn | cross-off | flat | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 90, good | wind from the west, 11 knotsF4 | 16kn | cross-off | flat | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-north-east, 17 knotsF5 | 22kn | cross-off | chop | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 69, good | wind from the north, 10 knotsF3 | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 92, good | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 16°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:02 +1.1 mLow 06:21 −1.3 mHigh 12:37 +1.2 mLow 18:57 −1.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:00 +1.0 mLow 07:19 −1.2 mHigh 13:36 +1.1 mLow 19:58 −1.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:02 +0.9 mLow 08:20 −1.1 mHigh 14:39 +1.1 mLow 21:01 −1.0 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr, Aug–Oct
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About Gulf Harbour Yacht Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 60). The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually April, August, September and October, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Whangaparāoa. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 wind sports spots.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,610–US$3,080 each
about US$1,610–US$3,080 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to AKL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$831–US$1,720 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$563 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$301–US$563 |
| Total | about US$1,610–US$3,080 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Whangaparāoa
1 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Whangaparāoa its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 25h 50m
About 25h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → AKL, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 1h 05m by road
Flights MDW → AKL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.