Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 9 kn gusting 18, onshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 5°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 14°C
Mon 9 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- W 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 261, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 414, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 644, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 940, poor
- Tue 1053, fair
- Wed 1157, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best Feb–Mar, Nov–Dec4 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 | 61, good | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | on | flat | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | side | flat | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 14, poor | wind from the south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 16kn | cross-off | flat | 5°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 12kn | cross-off | flat | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 44, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 18kn | on | flat | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 13kn | side-on | flat | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knotsF1 | 10kn | side | flat | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 40, poor | wind from the west, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | on | flat | 10°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 53, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knotsF4 | 27kn | on | flat | 8°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 57, fair | wind from the west, 14 knotsF4 | 31kn | on | chop | 6°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 Feb–Mar, Nov–Dec
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 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
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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 Ben Eoin Yacht Club & Marina
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. The sea is about 0°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually February, March, November and December, with about 4 good days in 7; in July and August, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Louisbourg. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.
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Where to stay: Louisbourg
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about 1h 05m by car · 6 places to stay
about US$101/nightcountry average
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