Staying Home Sucks, home

Hammond Marina

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: 10 kn gusting 14, side-shore, Water: waves 1 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 93 out of 100

Wind
E 11 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
13°C

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
SSW 12 knF4
Gusts
14kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
S 13 knF4
Gusts
18kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 45 out of 100

Wind
W 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.3 mwaves
Air
13°C

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
SSW 10 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
13°C

Sun 8 · 11 out of 100

Wind
SW 10 knF3
Gusts
23kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.1 mwaves
Air
13°C

Mon 9 · 95 out of 100

Wind
SE 10 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
13°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 290, good
  2. Tue 393, good
  3. Wed 467, good
  4. Thu 593, good
  5. Fri 645, fair
  6. Sat 789, good
  7. Sun 847, fair
  8. Mon 995, good
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six 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
  • Best Apr–Jun5 good days in 7

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
Mon 2Nov90, goodwind from the east, 10 knotsF315knside-onchop13°C
Tue 3Nov93, goodwind from the east, 11 knotsF416knside-on0.8 mwaves13°C
Wed 4Nov67, goodwind from the south-south-west, 12 knotsF414knoffnot safechop12°C
Thu 5Nov93, goodwind from the south, 13 knotsF418kncross-off1.0 mwaves12°C
Fri 6Nov45, fairwind from the west, 11 knotsF415knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves13°C
Sat 7Nov89, goodwind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF312knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves13°C
Sun 8Nov47, fairwind from the south-west, 10 knotsF323knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves13°C
Mon 9Nov95, goodwind from the south-east, 10 knotsF314knside1.0 mwaves13°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south, 27 knotsF640kncross-off1.6 mwaves13°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the south, 24 knotsF636kncross-off1.5 mwaves13°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 Apr–Jun

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. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

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 spot for sailing, 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. 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). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. 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 30 October 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$516
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
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 30 October 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.