Is it worth the trip?
71Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 15 kn gusting 20, side-shore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Wed 4 · 92 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 76 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Fri 6 · 87 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Sun 8 · 88 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 492, good
- Thu 576, good
- Fri 687, good
- Sat 726, poor
- Sun 888, good
- Mon 917, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Best Dec–Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 10kn | side | – | 4°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 13kn | offnot safe | – | 4°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 92, good | wind from the west-south-west, 15 knotsF4 | 20kn | side | – | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 76, good | wind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 18kn | offnot safe | – | 5°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 87, good | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knotsF4 | 19kn | side | – | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 26, poor | wind from the north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 27kn | offnot safe | – | 3°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 88, good | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | cross-off | – | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 17, poor | wind from the south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 14kn | side | – | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knotsF2 | 10kn | side-on | – | 6°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | on | – | 5°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 Dec–Jan
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 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 place in full, sources, credits
About Joviknes Brygge
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 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. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually January and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Straumen, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Sjyhågen, Indre Styrkesnes, 10 km. Nearest beds: Løpsmarka, 42 km (about 1h 15m by car). Nearest airport: Bodø Airport (BOO), 47 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$931–US$1,810 each
about US$931–US$1,810 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$107–US$181 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$931–US$1,810 |
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 42 km away
No town nearby
Straumen, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Sjyhågen, Indre Styrkesnes, 10 km. Nearest beds: Løpsmarka, 42 km (about 1h 15m by car). Nearest airport: Bodø Airport (BOO), 47 km.
See places to stay near Løpsmarka, 42 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 20h 45m
About 20h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BOO, changing at Munich Airport (MUC), then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → BOO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.