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Jinja Port

Harbour: bring your own boat · Uganda

Is it worth the trip?

5Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 18, side-onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 1 knF0
Gusts
8kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
26°C

Wed 4 · 23 out of 100

Wind
SSW 8 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
26°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 5 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
26°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 5 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
26°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 5 knF2
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 1 knF0
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
26°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 5 knF2
Gusts
13kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
26°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 423, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Jinja Port
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF215knside-on–26°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 1 knotF08knon–26°C
Wed 4Nov23, poorwind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF318knside-on–26°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 5 knotsF211knon–26°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF211knside-on–26°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south, 5 knotsF220knside-on–27°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 1 knotF07knside-on–26°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the west, 5 knotsF213kncross-off–26°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 2 knotsF117knside-on–26°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 2 knotsF18knside–25°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.

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About

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About Jinja Port

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).

A harbour, 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. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. The town to stay in is Jinja.

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Where to stay: Jinja

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