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Ohui-a-Rangi Young Mariners

Sailing spot · New Zealand

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 99 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
NE 11 knF4
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
18°C

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
18°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
NNE 11 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Sat 7 · 39 out of 100

Wind
N 9 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Sun 8 · 71 out of 100

Wind
WNW 9 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
19°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 199, good
  2. Mon 299, good
  3. Tue 3100, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 739, poor
  8. Sun 871, good
  9. Mon 9100, good
  10. Tue 1076, good

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 18 °C2 mm shorty

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
Sun 1Nov99, goodwind from the north, 13 knotsF419knside-onchop17°C
Mon 2Nov99, goodwind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF417knside-onchop17°C
Tue 3Nov100, goodwind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF416knside-onchop17°C
Wed 4Nov100, goodwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF414knsidechop18°C
Thu 5Nov80, goodwind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF313knsidechop18°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodwind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF416knside-onflat18°C
Sat 7Nov39, poorwind from the north, 9 knotsF312knonflat18°C
Sun 8Nov71, goodwind from the west-north-west, 9 knotsF312knside-onflat19°C
Mon 9Nov100, goodwind from the north-north-east, 13 knotsF417knside-onchop18°C
Tue 10Nov76, goodwind from the north, 9 knotsF312knside-onflat17°C
Wed 11Nov83, goodwind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF318knonflat16°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 00:03 +1.1 mLow 06:24 −1.3 mHigh 12:38 +1.3 mLow 19:00 −1.2 m
  • 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

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).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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.

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. 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). 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$1,510–US$2,910 each

about US$1,510–US$2,910 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$40–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$563
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Totalabout US$1,510–US$2,910

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

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 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.