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Manukau Cruising Club, New Zealand

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About Manukau Cruising Club

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

Water about 16°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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.6 km out (1 in 263). The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, March and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Auckland.

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From Chicago: about 25 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Manukau Cruising Club.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 5 kn gusting 12, side-shore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0F323knside-on–
Mon 19Oct27F318knside-on–
Tue 20Oct51F216knside-on–
Wed 21Oct0F319knside-on–
Thu 22Oct0F323knon–
Fri 23Oct53F218knside-on–
Sat 24Oct11F213knside-on–
Sun 25Oct0F06knon–
Mon 26Oct58F212knside–
Tue 27Oct0F428knside–
Wed 28Oct0F110knoffnot safe–

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. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to AKL, changing at DFW, then 30 min by road. About 25h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Sail Ōtāhuhu Yacht Club

    6 kn gusting 17, side-shore.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 17, side-shore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 23.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Sail Manukau Cruising Club

    6 kn gusting 18, side-onshore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Point Chevalier Sailing Club

    6 kn gusting 17, side-shore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to AKL, changing at DFW, then 30 min by road. About 25h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,245–£2,430 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 £740–£1,530
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£30
  • Stay £225–£375
  • Food £230–£430

Places to eat near Auckland

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