Breakwater Yacht Club
Sailing spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 11 kn gusting 16, side-shore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 19 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 47 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 80 out of 100
- Wind
- S 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 267, good
- Tue 319, poor
- Wed 424, poor
- Thu 547, fair
- Fri 680, good
- Sat 730, poor
- Sun 882, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1096, good
- Wed 1196, 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 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Feb–Mar, Nov–Dec5 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 | 67, good | wind from the south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 15kn | offnot safe | flat | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 19, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 24, poor | wind from the south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 47, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 13kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 80, good | wind from the south, 12 knotsF4 | 14kn | offnot safe | chop | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 30, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 82, good | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 16kn | side | chop | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 96, good | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knotsF4 | 24kn | side | chop | 12°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-west, 18 knotsF5 | 31kn | side | chop | 12°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
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:55 +0.5 mLow 08:55 −0.4 mHigh 15:18 +0.5 mLow 21:38 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:01 +0.5 mLow 10:10 −0.4 mHigh 16:24 +0.5 mLow 22:38 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:00 +0.6 mLow 11:17 −0.5 mHigh 17:24 +0.5 mLow 23:32 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 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
- Dec5of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Breakwater 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 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.0 km out (1 in 500). 1 sailing school or club and 11 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°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 5 good days in 7; in July, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sag Harbor. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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$959–US$1,730 each
about US$959–US$1,730 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to HVN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$161–US$335 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$959–US$1,730 |
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: Sag Harbor
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about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Sag Harbor its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 35m
About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → HVN, direct, then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → HVN on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.