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Northern Wairoa Boating Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
52Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- W 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 296, good
- Tue 3100, good
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 563, good
- Fri 650, fair
- Sat 794, good
- Sun 821, poor
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1077, good
- Wed 1146, fair
The spot in three facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
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 | 96, good | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knotsF4 | 24kn | cross-off | – | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 21kn | side | – | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 20kn | side | – | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 63, good | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 16kn | side | – | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 94, good | wind from the west, 14 knotsF4 | 26kn | cross-off | – | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, poor | wind from the west, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | offnot safe | – | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-east, 14 knotsF4 | 25kn | side | – | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 77, good | wind from the west, 11 knotsF4 | 19kn | offnot safe | – | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 46, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knotsF4 | 25kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 92, good | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 16kn | cross-off | – | 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
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 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
- Nov5of 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Northern Wairoa Boating 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).
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. The town to stay in is Dargaville.
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: Dargaville
5 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Dargaville 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 27h 35m
About 27h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → AKL, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 2h 50m by road
Flights MDW → AKL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.