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Kulmakatu Marina

Sailing spot · Finland

Is it worth the trip?

20Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 11 kn gusting 22, onshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 11 knF4
Gusts
26kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
7°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 13 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NW 12 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 33 out of 100

Wind
W 8 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
6°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 12 knF4
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 54 out of 100

Wind
W 11 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
6°C

Mon 9 · 14 out of 100

Wind
SW 7 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
6°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 330, poor
  3. Wed 448, fair
  4. Thu 547, fair
  5. Fri 641, poor
  6. Sat 732, poor
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 914, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1157, fair

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 5 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
  • Best in Aug4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kulmakatu Marina
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF29knsideflat6°C
Tue 3Nov30, poorwind from the north, 11 knotsF426kncross-offchop7°C
Wed 4Nov48, fairwind from the west-north-west, 13 knotsF424knside-onchop10°C
Thu 5Nov47, fairwind from the north-west, 12 knotsF424knside-onchop8°C
Fri 6Nov41, poorwind from the west, 8 knotsF317knside-onchop6°C
Sat 7Nov32, poorwind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF425knside-onchop8°C
Sun 8Nov86, goodwind from the west, 11 knotsF422knonchop6°C
Mon 9Nov14, poorwind from the south-west, 7 knotsF314knonflat6°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 13 knotsF426knside-onchop6°C
Wed 11Nov57, fairwind from the west-south-west, 13 knotsF426knonchop5°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 in Aug

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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 Kulmakatu Marina

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 5°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 0°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually August, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vaasa. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 1 mountain bike area.

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Where to stay: Vaasa

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Vaasa

about 5 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

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Getting there

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