Staying Home Sucks, home

Hammond Marina

Harbour: bring your own boat · United States

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: 13 kn gusting 15, side-shore, Water: waves 1 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 47 out of 100

Wind
S 14 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 91 out of 100

Wind
S 12 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 17 knF5
Gusts
24kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.4 mwaves
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
S 19 knF5
Gusts
24kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
14°C

Sun 8 · 23 out of 100

Wind
SW 15 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.1 mwaves
Air
13°C

Mon 9 · 95 out of 100

Wind
SSE 13 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
13°C

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 30 knF7
Gusts
42kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.7 mwaves
Air
14°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 329, poor
  2. Wed 447, fair
  3. Thu 590, good
  4. Fri 693, good
  5. Sat 794, good
  6. Sun 890, good
  7. Mon 995, good
  8. Tue 100, poor
  9. Wed 1147, fair

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows 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 Hammond Marina
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov29, poorwind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF315knon0.8 mwaves14°C
Wed 4Nov47, fairwind from the south, 14 knotsF417kncross-offchop12°C
Thu 5Nov90, goodwind from the south, 12 knotsF416kncross-off1.0 mwaves12°C
Fri 6Nov93, goodwind from the south, 17 knotsF524kncross-off1.4 mwaves13°C
Sat 7Nov94, goodwind from the south, 19 knotsF524kncross-off1.0 mwaves14°C
Sun 8Nov90, goodwind from the south-west, 15 knotsF422knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves13°C
Mon 9Nov95, goodwind from the south-south-east, 13 knotsF415knside1.0 mwaves13°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 30 knotsF742knoffnot safe1.7 mwaves14°C
Wed 11Nov47, fairwind from the south, 17 knotsF522kncross-off1.4 mwaves14°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

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. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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.

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About

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About Hammond Marina

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 harbour, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Astoria. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 mountain bike area.

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$1,050–US$1,910 each

about US$1,050–US$1,910 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PDX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$517
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$302–US$503
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Totalabout US$1,050–US$1,910

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: Astoria

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Closest

Astoria

about 20 min by car · 29 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 29 places to stay in Astoria · Booking.com

About Astoria 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 8h 25m

About 8h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PDX, direct, then 2h 20m by road

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