Wairoa Yacht Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 10 kn gusting 17, offshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 69 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 193, good
- Mon 293, good
- Tue 330, poor
- Wed 430, poor
- Thu 566, good
- Fri 693, good
- Sat 766, good
- Sun 883, good
- Mon 961, good
- Tue 1067, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Sep, Nov4 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 | 93, good | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 20kn | offnot safe | 1.7 mwaves | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 24kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 30, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 15kn | offnot safe | chop | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 30, poor | wind from the south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 16kn | side-on | chop | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 66, good | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | 1.0 mwaves | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | chop | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 66, good | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 19kn | offnot safe | chop | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 83, good | wind from the north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 61, good | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 22kn | side-on | chop | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 67, good | wind from the north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 16kn | offnot safe | chop | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 12kn | cross-off | chop | 18°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 04:59 −0.8 mHigh 11:16 +0.9 mLow 17:36 −0.8 mHigh 23:45 +0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:56 −0.8 mHigh 12:13 +0.9 mLow 18:33 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:42 +0.7 mLow 06:54 −0.8 mHigh 13:11 +0.8 mLow 19:31 −0.8 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, Nov
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
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 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.
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About Wairoa Yacht Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 105). The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually September and November, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Wairoa. 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$1,590–US$3,050 each
about US$1,590–US$3,050 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 GIS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$817–US$1,700 |
| 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$1,590–US$3,050 |
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: Wairoa
6 min by car · 5 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Wairoa 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 55m
About 29h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GIS, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 1h 25m by road
Flights MDW → GIS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.