Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 9 kn gusting 19
Tue 3 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- N 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Wind
- N 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 272, good
- Tue 380, good
- Wed 496, good
- Thu 562, good
- Fri 687, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 819, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1084, good
- Wed 1180, good
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 72, good | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | – | – | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 80, good | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 21kn | – | – | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | – | – | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 62, good | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | – | – | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 87, good | wind from the north, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | – | – | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 25kn | – | – | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | – | – | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knotsF4 | 30kn | – | – | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 84, good | wind from the north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | – | – | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 80, good | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 21kn | – | – | 22°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 83, good | wind from the west, 9 knotsF3 | 17kn | – | – | 17°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
No month stands out
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
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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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About Marsden Cove Marina
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. The town to stay in is Waipu Cove.
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 2 November 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$832–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$564 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$302–US$564 |
| 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: Waipu Cove
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about 40 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Waipu Cove 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 25m
About 27h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → AKL, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 2h 35m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.