Nelson Yacht Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
24Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 9 kn gusting 22, side-shore, Water: flat
Mon 2 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- N 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 121, poor
- Mon 227, poor
- Tue 348, fair
- Wed 447, fair
- Thu 548, fair
- Fri 666, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1028, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
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 | 21, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | flat | 15°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 27, poor | wind from the north, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | side-on | chop | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 23kn | side | chop | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 47, fair | wind from the north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | side | flat | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 66, good | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 26kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 9kn | side-on | flat | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 10kn | on | flat | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | side | flat | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 28, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 26kn | side | chop | 15°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 2 knotsF1 | 11kn | side-on | chop | 14°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 02:28 +1.3 mLow 08:39 −1.4 mHigh 14:59 +1.4 mLow 21:20 −1.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:34 +1.1 mLow 09:44 −1.2 mHigh 16:08 +1.3 mLow 22:32 −1.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:51 +1.0 mLow 10:59 −1.1 mHigh 17:24 +1.2 mLow 23:48 −1.2 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
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Nelson Yacht Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.0 km out (1 in 500). The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Nelson.
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$1,510–US$2,920 each
about US$1,510–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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to NSN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$851–US$1,760 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| 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$1,510–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: Nelson
11 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Nelson 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 29h 05m
About 29h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → NSN, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 25 min by road
Flights MDW → NSN on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.