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Clacton on Sea Sailing Club
Clacton-on-Sea Sailing Club. Photo: Tony Peacock, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Clacton-on-Sea Sailing Club

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

36Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 18 knF5
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 23 knF6
Gusts
31kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 17 knF5
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 69 out of 100

Wind
E 10 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 69 out of 100

Wind
W 9 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Mon 9 · 48 out of 100

Wind
ESE 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
10°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 293, good
  2. Tue 397, good
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 669, good
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 869, good
  8. Mon 948, fair
  9. Tue 100, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Clacton-on-Sea Sailing Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov93, goodwind from the north-north-east, 16 knotsF421kncross-offchop12°C
Tue 3Nov97, goodwind from the north-east, 18 knotsF523knside0.8 mwaves12°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east, 23 knotsF631knside-on0.9 mwaves11°C
Thu 5Nov96, goodwind from the east, 17 knotsF524knside-onchop10°C
Fri 6Nov69, goodwind from the east, 10 knotsF314knside-onchop11°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the west, 3 knotsF16kncross-offflat11°C
Sun 8Nov69, goodwind from the west, 9 knotsF313knoffnot safeflat10°C
Mon 9Nov48, fairwind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF415knside-onflat10°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south, 4 knotsF220knside-onchop12°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 04:39 +1.4 mLow 10:48 −1.5 mHigh 17:32 +1.4 mLow 23:31 −0.9 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:48 +1.3 mLow 12:11 −1.4 mHigh 18:46 +1.4 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 01:00 −0.9 mHigh 06:59 +1.3 mLow 13:35 −1.5 mHigh 19:56 +1.4 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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Clacton-on-Sea Sailing Club

Clacton Sailing Club building
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Groyne, Biana Bay, Holland on Sea
Photo: Roger Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Groyne, Borrow Pit Bay, Holland on Sea
Photo: Roger Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Clacton-on-Sea Sailing Club

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).

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.9 km out (1 in 588). The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Clacton-on-Sea. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports 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$1,190–US$2,210 each

about US$1,190–US$2,210 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$925
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,210

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: Clacton-on-Sea

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Clacton-on-Sea

about 10 min by car · 41 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 41 places to stay in Clacton-on-Sea · Booking.com

About Clacton-on-Sea its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 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 14h 45m

About 14h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 2h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.