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Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners

Sailing spot · New Zealand

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: 14 kn gusting 22, side-onshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
NNE 12 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
NE 12 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
18°C

Thu 5 · 91 out of 100

Wind
NNE 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
18°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
NNE 14 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
18°C

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
WNW 12 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
19°C

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
NNE 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Mon 9 · 50 out of 100

Wind
NE 18 knF5
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
18°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 293, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 591, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 865, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 1176, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
  • 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 Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov93, goodwind from the north, 13 knotsF420knside-onchop17°C
Tue 3Nov98, goodwind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF416knside-onchop17°C
Wed 4Nov95, goodwind from the north-east, 12 knotsF415knsidechop18°C
Thu 5Nov91, goodwind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF415knside-onchop18°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodwind from the north-north-east, 14 knotsF422knside-onchop18°C
Sat 7Nov93, goodwind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF417knside-onchop19°C
Sun 8Nov65, goodwind from the north-north-east, 10 knotsF315knside-onflat18°C
Mon 9Nov100, goodwind from the north-east, 18 knotsF525knsidechop18°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodwind from the north, 12 knotsF420knside-onchop18°C
Wed 11Nov76, goodwind from the west, 11 knotsF415knside-onflat19°C
Thu 12Nov50, fairwind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF312knsideflat17°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

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:01 +1.1 mLow 07:22 −1.2 mHigh 13:37 +1.2 mLow 20:01 −1.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:04 +1.0 mLow 08:23 −1.2 mHigh 14:40 +1.1 mLow 21:03 −1.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:11 +0.9 mLow 09:27 −1.1 mHigh 15:44 +1.1 mLow 22:06 −1.1 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 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. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 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, its town, photos

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Photos of Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners

Half Moon Bay, Auckland
Near Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners. Photo: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rangitoto from Bucklands Beach
Near Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners, 1 km away. Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bucklands Beach
Near Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners, 1 km away. Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners

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 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 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. 11 sailing schools or clubs and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. 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 expert level the best months are usually September and October, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Auckland.

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 2 November 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$832–US$1,720
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$564
Food7 days eating outabout US$302–US$564
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

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Closest

Auckland

about 25 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 2 November 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.