Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 8 kn gusting 12
Tue 3 · 88 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 19 knF5
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 59 out of 100
- Wind
- W 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 279, good
- Tue 388, good
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 552, fair
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 788, good
- Sun 830, poor
- Mon 945, fair
- Tue 1091, good
- Wed 1144, poor
The spot in one fact
- Best in Jan4 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 | 79, good | wind from the south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 13kn | – | – | 5°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 88, good | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 12kn | – | – | 4°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 19 knotsF5 | 25kn | – | – | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 52, fair | wind from the west, 11 knotsF4 | 19kn | – | – | 4°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 21kn | – | – | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 88, good | wind from the west, 9 knotsF3 | 16kn | – | – | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 30, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | – | – | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 45, fair | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 17kn | – | – | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 91, good | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 13kn | – | – | 8°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 44, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – | 7°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 in Jan
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
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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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the spot and its town
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More sailing near here
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- Narvik Småbåthavn 3.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ankenes småbåthavn
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. For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually January, with about 4 good days in 7; in April and October, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Narvik. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort and 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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,240–US$2,320 each
about US$1,240–US$2,320 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to EVE, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$74–US$121 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$342–US$569 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,240–US$2,320 |
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: Narvik
about 10 min by car · 14 places to stay
about US$127/nightcountry average
About Narvik 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 19h 25m
About 19h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EVE, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → EVE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.