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Illawarra Yacht Club
Sailing spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
5Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: not enough of the right wind, 7 kn gusting 18, side-onshore, Water: waves 0.9 m
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 11 out of 100
- Wind
- S 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.5 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 250, fair
- Tue 321, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1014, poor
- Wed 1156, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 25kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | cross-off | 1.1 mwaves | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 46, fair | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 25kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 7kn | offnot safe | 1.4 mwaves | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 10kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 28kn | side | 1.7 mwaves | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 23kn | side-on | 1.5 mwaves | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 20kn | side-on | 1.6 mwaves | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 56, fair | wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 24kn | side | – | 22°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 03:12 +0.3 mLow 08:34 −0.3 mHigh 15:01 +0.7 mLow 21:59 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:20 +0.3 mLow 09:55 −0.3 mHigh 16:09 +0.6 mLow 22:57 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:20 +0.4 mLow 11:09 −0.3 mHigh 17:14 +0.6 mLow 23:48 −0.6 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).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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 Illawarra Yacht 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 20°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). The sea is about 18°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Wollongong. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.
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$1,750–US$3,350 each
about US$1,750–US$3,350 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,750–US$3,350 |
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: Wollongong
14 min by car · 38 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Wollongong its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 28h 20m
About 28h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 30m by road
Flights MDW → SYD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.