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Waimakariri Sailing Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
61Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 10 kn gusting 12, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 17 knF5
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Thu 5 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 171, good
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 373, good
- Wed 490, good
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 675, good
- Sat 745, fair
- Sun 899, good
- Mon 987, good
- Tue 1093, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Nov–Dec4 good days in 7
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 | 71, good | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 8kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 17 knotsF5 | 24kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 73, good | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 12kn | on | chop | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 90, good | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 12kn | on | chop | 14°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 46, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 8kn | on | chop | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 75, good | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 18kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 45, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 14kn | on | chop | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 99, good | wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 12kn | side-on | chop | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 87, good | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 15kn | on | 0.8 mwaves | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 19kn | cross-off | chop | 13°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 NovLow 03:55 −1.0 mHigh 10:16 +1.1 mLow 16:35 −1.0 mHigh 22:44 +0.9 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:56 −1.0 mHigh 11:16 +1.0 mLow 17:34 −1.0 mHigh 23:45 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:57 −1.0 mHigh 12:16 +1.0 mLow 18:33 −1.0 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 Nov–Dec
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
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Waimakariri Sailing Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 92). The sea is about 10°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually November and December, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kaiapoi. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 mountain bike area.
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$1,540–US$2,970 each
about US$1,540–US$2,970 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 CHC, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$858–US$1,780 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$67 |
| 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$1,540–US$2,970 |
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: Kaiapoi
9 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Kaiapoi 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 26h 35m
About 26h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CHC, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 40 min by road
Flights MDW → CHC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.