Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 13 kn gusting 20, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°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 493, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Best in May4 good days in 7
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 east-south-east, 2 knotsF1 | 5kn | on | – | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 2 knotsF1 | 6kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 93, good | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 20kn | side-on | – | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knotsF2 | 10kn | side | – | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | cross-off | – | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | side | – | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 19kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | – | 23°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 in May
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 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
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 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 Gulwe Landing Site
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually May, with about 4 good days in 7; in November, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Entebbe. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Entebbe
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