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Napier Sailing Club, New Zealand

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About Napier Sailing Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 152). The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually November and December, with about 4 good days in 7; in March, April and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Napier. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NPE, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Napier Sailing Club.

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Where it is

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Naiper Beach, 2 km away

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 13 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: flat.

The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct20F320knside-onflat
Tue 20Oct0F214knsideflat
Wed 21Oct21F320knside-onflat
Thu 22Oct0F110knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct52F322knside-onflat
Sat 24Oct0F216knsideflat
Sun 25Oct0F218knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct30F321knsideflat
Tue 27Oct75F425knside-onflat
Wed 28Oct61F425knoffnot safeflat
Thu 29Oct0F437kncross-off–

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to NPE, changing at DFW and AKL, then 25 min by road. About 28h 50 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 10, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Sail Napier Sailing Club

    10 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: flat.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 18, offshore. Water: flat.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to NPE, changing at DFW and AKL, then 25 min by road. About 28h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,240–£2,425 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £735–£1,530
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £225–£375
  • Food £230–£430

Places to eat near Napier

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