Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 12 kn gusting 26, offshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- N 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 51 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 340, poor
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 562, good
- Fri 618, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 958, fair
- Tue 1076, good
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Apr6 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 | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 40, poor | wind from the north, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | flat | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | offnot safe | flat | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 62, good | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 23kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 18, poor | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | offnot safe | flat | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 58, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 23kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 76, good | wind from the east, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | side | flat | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 17 knotsF5 | 34kn | side-on | chop | 27°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 Apr
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
Bowen NQCYC on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bowen NQCYC
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 23°C in June, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at expert level the best month is usually April, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bowen.
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$1,720–US$3,280 each
about US$1,720–US$3,280 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MDW to PPP, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,840 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,280 |
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: Bowen
Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn
about 5 min by car · 15 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Bowen 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.
Getting there: about 32h
About 32h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PPP, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE), then 1h 25m by road
Flights MDW → PPP on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.