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Busabala landing site

Sailing spot · Uganda

Is it worth the trip?

11Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 9 kn gusting 14, side-onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 1 knF0
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
24°C

Wed 4 · 55 out of 100

Wind
S 9 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
25°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 6 knF2
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
25°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SW 5 knF2
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
25°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 2 knF1
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
26°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 2 knF1
Gusts
16kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
25°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WSW 4 knF2
Gusts
15kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
25°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 455, fair
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Best Jun–Jul1 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Busabala landing site
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF211knside-on–25°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 1 knotF05knside-on–24°C
Wed 4Nov55, fairwind from the south, 9 knotsF314knside-on–25°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the south, 6 knotsF213knside-on–25°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 5 knotsF213knside–25°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 2 knotsF111knoffnot safe–26°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 2 knotsF116knoffnot safe–25°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 4 knotsF215kncross-off–25°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 1 knotF023knon–25°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 2 knotsF111knoffnot safe–24°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 Jun–Jul

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

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About Busabala landing site

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lweeza. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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Where to stay: Lweeza

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Lweeza

about 10 min by car · 7 places to stay

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