Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 18, offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 39kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 9 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 5°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 35kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 4°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 246, fair
- Tue 321, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 513, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 728, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 46, fair | wind from the south, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | cross-off | chop | 5°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 21, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | offnot safe | chop | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 39kn | side-on | chop | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 13, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | on | chop | 5°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 35kn | side-on | chop | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 28, poor | wind from the north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 24kn | on | chop | 4°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 34kn | side-on | chop | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 28kn | side | chop | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 12 knotsF4 | 29kn | cross-off | chop | 6°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
- 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
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Jektvik båtforening
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 9°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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). No town nearby. Vågaholmen, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Sjåvik Vacation, Norge, 1 km. Nearest beds: Glomfjord, 36 km (about 1h 05m by car). Nearest airport: Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN), 54 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$1,040–US$1,980 each
about US$1,040–US$1,980 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 ORD to BOO, estimated from distance and season, changing at MUC, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$214–US$355 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,040–US$1,980 |
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 36 km away
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No town nearby
Vågaholmen, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Sjåvik Vacation, Norge, 1 km. Nearest beds: Glomfjord, 36 km (about 1h 05m by car). Nearest airport: Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN), 54 km.
See places to stay near Glomfjord, 36 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 21h 25m
About 21h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BOO, changing at Munich Airport (MUC), then 1h 50m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.