Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 8 kn gusting 21, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 19 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 40 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 248, fair
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 450, fair
- Thu 512, poor
- Fri 612, poor
- Sat 749, fair
- Sun 851, fair
- Mon 950, fair
- Tue 1014, poor
- Wed 1151, 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 27 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | on | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | cross-off | chop | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 50, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 23kn | on | 0.8 mwaves | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 19kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 19kn | on | chop | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 49, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 51, fair | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 50, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 24kn | on | chop | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 14, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 21kn | on | chop | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 51, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | chop | 28°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).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 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 Ipota Wharf
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 27°C: no wetsuit. 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 25°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Lénakel, 75 km. Nearest airport: Whitegrass Airport (TAH), 67 km.
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$1,110–US$2,220 each
about US$1,110–US$2,220 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 VLI, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$784–US$1,630 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$2,220 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 75 km away
No town nearby
Nearest beds: Lénakel, 75 km. Nearest airport: Whitegrass Airport (TAH), 67 km.
See places to stay near Lénakel, 75 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 33h 55m
About 33h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → VLI, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL), then 3h 10m by road
Flights MDW → VLI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.