Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 11 kn gusting 17, offshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- S 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°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 566, good
- Fri 677, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 816, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 1188, good
The spot in three facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
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 | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knotsF1 | 9kn | on | – | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | side-on | – | 8°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | side | – | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 66, good | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 14kn | offnot safe | – | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 77, good | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | – | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 10kn | offnot safe | – | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 1 knotF0 | 5kn | cross-off | – | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 88, good | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 9°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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Eagle Bend Yacht Harbour
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 spot for sailing, 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. 1 sailing school or club and 8 boat hire places within 10 km. The town to stay in is Lakeside.
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$919–US$1,680 each
about US$919–US$1,680 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 FCA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$215–US$443 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$60–US$101 |
| 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$919–US$1,680 |
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: Lakeside
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about 20 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Lakeside 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 6h 15m
About 6h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FCA, direct, then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → FCA on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.