Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 9 kn gusting 19, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- S 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 659, fair
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1050, fair
- Wed 1144, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Best Mar–Apr3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 5kn | cross-off | – | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 59, fair | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | side-on | – | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | side-on | – | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 5kn | offnot safe | – | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 50, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | on | – | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 44, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | on | – | 15°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 Mar–Apr
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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 place in full, sources, credits
About Bridgeton Harbor Marina
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually March and April, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Trent Woods.
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$958–US$1,730 each
about US$958–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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ILM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines 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$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$958–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: Trent Woods
about 15 min by car
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Trent Woods its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Trent Woods, 7 km. We have not checked places to stay in Trent Woods yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in New Bern, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Search before you plan on staying there.
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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 6h 40m
About 6h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ILM, direct, then 2h 30m by road
Flights ORD → ILM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.