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KZ1 Yacht

Sailing spot · New Zealand

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 11 kn gusting 26

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 41 out of 100

Wind
NE 10 knF3
Gusts
24kn
Shore
–
Water
–
Air
19°C

Wed 4 · 48 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 knF3
Gusts
24kn
Shore
–
Water
–
Air
20°C

Thu 5 · 25 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
–
Water
–
Air
21°C

Fri 6 · 39 out of 100

Wind
NNE 13 knF4
Gusts
29kn
Shore
–
Water
–
Air
20°C

Sat 7 · 41 out of 100

Wind
W 11 knF4
Gusts
27kn
Shore
–
Water
–
Air
20°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 6 knF2
Gusts
15kn
Shore
–
Water
–
Air
21°C

Mon 9 · 26 out of 100

Wind
NE 12 knF4
Gusts
30kn
Shore
–
Water
–
Air
19°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 262, good
  2. Tue 361, good
  3. Wed 459, fair
  4. Thu 538, poor
  5. Fri 662, good
  6. Sat 741, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 964, good
  9. Tue 1045, fair
  10. Wed 1159, fair

The spot in one fact

  • Best Sep–Oct5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at KZ1 Yacht
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov62, goodwind from the north-north-east, 13 knotsF431kn––18°C
Tue 3Nov61, goodwind from the north-east, 10 knotsF324kn––19°C
Wed 4Nov59, fairwind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF324kn––20°C
Thu 5Nov38, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF320kn––21°C
Fri 6Nov62, goodwind from the north-north-east, 13 knotsF429kn––20°C
Sat 7Nov41, poorwind from the west, 11 knotsF427kn––20°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the west, 6 knotsF215kn––21°C
Mon 9Nov64, goodwind from the north-east, 12 knotsF430kn––19°C
Tue 10Nov45, fairwind from the north, 10 knotsF327kn––19°C
Wed 11Nov59, fairwind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF428kn––20°C
Thu 12Nov37, poorwind from the west, 8 knotsF318kn––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

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 Sep–Oct

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More sailing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About KZ1 Yacht

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually September and October, with about 5 good days in 7; in February and March, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Auckland. Within 5 km we also list 4 wind sports spots, 1 dive site, 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

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$1,520–US$2,920 each

about US$1,520–US$2,920 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to AKL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$831–US$1,720
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$74
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$563
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Totalabout US$1,520–US$2,920

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: Auckland

Closest

Auckland

about 10 min by car · 27 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 27 places to stay in Auckland · Booking.com

About Auckland 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 25m

About 25h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → AKL, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 40 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.