Is it worth the trip?
42Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 10 kn gusting 20, side-shore
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Wed 4 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 4°C
Fri 6 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- W 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 2°C
Sat 7 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- W 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Sun 8 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- W 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 3°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 1°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 238, poor
- Tue 370, good
- Wed 491, good
- Thu 528, poor
- Fri 676, good
- Sat 767, good
- Sun 884, good
- Mon 911, poor
- Tue 1049, fair
- Wed 1146, fair
The spot in three facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
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 | 38, poor | wind from the west, 8 knotsF3 | 15kn | side-on | – | 2°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 70, good | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | on | – | 3°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 91, good | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | side | – | 3°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 28, poor | wind from the north-west, 13 knotsF4 | 26kn | on | – | 4°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 76, good | wind from the west, 10 knotsF3 | 21kn | side-on | – | 2°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 67, good | wind from the west, 9 knotsF3 | 17kn | side-on | – | 3°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 84, good | wind from the west, 10 knotsF3 | 19kn | side-on | – | 3°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 11, poor | wind from the north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 24kn | on | – | 1°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 49, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 15kn | side | – | 2°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 46, fair | wind from the west, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | side-on | – | 2°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).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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 Kartesh
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).
A harbour, 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. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. No town nearby. Apatity, 139 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Kirovsk, 142 km. Nearest airport: Kuusamo Airport (KAO), 202 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$664–US$1,320 each
about US$664–US$1,320 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to KAO, estimated from distance and season, changing at FRA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$986 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$94 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$235 |
| Total | about US$664–US$1,320 |
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 142 km away
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No town nearby
Apatity, 139 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Kirovsk, 142 km. Nearest airport: Kuusamo Airport (KAO), 202 km.
See places to stay near Kirovsk, 142 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 23h 05m
About 23h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KAO, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), then 3h 50m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.