Shoal Bay Windsurfing
Windsurf spot · New Zealand
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 20 kn gusting 26, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 92 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 20 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 992, good
- Tue 1048, fair
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Best Jul, Sep–Oct2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 20kn | side-on | – | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 14kn | side-on | – | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 15kn | side | – | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 9kn | side-on | – | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 10 knots | 14kn | on | – | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 8 knots | 14kn | on | – | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 11kn | side-on | – | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 92, good | wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots | 26kn | side-on | – | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots | 23kn | side-on | – | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 9 knots | 11kn | on | – | 19°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 11 knots | 16kn | side | – | 17°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
best Jul, Sep–Oct
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 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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More windsurf near here
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- Takapuna 2.6 km away
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- Point Chevalier Sailing Club 8.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Shoal Bay Windsurfing
Known for windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually July, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in March, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Auckland. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 4 wind sports spots and 1 kayak spot.
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$2,930 each
about US$1,520–US$2,930 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
| 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$832–US$1,720 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$74 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$564 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$302–US$564 |
| Total | about US$1,520–US$2,930 |
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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about 15 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
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
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