Parua Bay Yacht Club
Sailing spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 12 kn gusting 26
Wed 4 · 54 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 16 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 43 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Tue 10 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- N 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 371, good
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 624, poor
- Sat 761, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 960, good
- Tue 1064, good
- Wed 1157, fair
- Thu 120, poor
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 25kn | – | – | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 26kn | – | – | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | – | – | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 23kn | – | – | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 61, good | wind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 28kn | – | – | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knotsF2 | 14kn | – | – | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 60, good | wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 23kn | – | – | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | wind from the north, 12 knotsF4 | 29kn | – | – | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 57, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 24kn | – | – | 23°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | – | – | 20°C |
| Fri 13Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | – | – | 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
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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 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
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Parua Bay Yacht Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. 2 sailing schools or clubs within 10 km. The town to stay in is Parua Bay.
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 3 November 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$302–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: Parua Bay
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about 10 min by car
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Parua Bay 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 3 November 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 30m
About 27h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → AKL, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 2h 45m by road
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