Is it worth the trip?
21Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 9 kn gusting 13, offshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 28 out of 100
- Wind
- S 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 36 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°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 445, fair
- Thu 528, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 836, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Best Apr–Jul2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 11kn | side | – | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | side | – | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 13kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 28, poor | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 16kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | cross-off | – | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 2 knotsF1 | 8kn | side | – | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 36, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 2 knotsF1 | 25kn | side | – | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knotF0 | 21kn | side | – | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 3 knotsF1 | 13kn | side-on | – | 26°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 Apr–Jul
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Buku Pier
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A harbour, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Katabi. Within 5 km we also list 4 wind sports spots.
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Where to stay: Katabi
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