Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- S 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 274, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 415, poor
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 733, poor
- Sun 864, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 1166, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–Feb6 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 | 74, good | wind from the north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 21kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 13 knotsF4 | 29kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, poor | wind from the south, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | offnot safe | 1.0 mwaves | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 24kn | offnot safe | 1.0 mwaves | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knotsF4 | 31kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 33, poor | wind from the east, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 64, good | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | cross-off | chop | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 31kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 27kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 66, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 25kn | side | – | 16°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 Dec–Feb
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 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
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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 Albany Yacht 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).
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in April, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kronkup. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Kronkup
about 45 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Kronkup its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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.