Lae Yacht Club
Sailing spot · Papua New Guinea
Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 31°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 235, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 531, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 831, poor
- Mon 946, fair
- Tue 1031, poor
- Wed 1131, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Aug, Oct–Nov2 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 | 35, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | on | flat | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knotF0 | 10kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | on | flat | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | on | flat | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | flat | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | on | flat | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 46, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 15kn | on | flat | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | on | flat | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | on | flat | 28°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
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:24 −0.3 mHigh 16:19 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:05 −0.3 mHigh 16:15 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 07:32 −0.2 mHigh 15:53 +0.3 mLow 22:46 −0.0 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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 Aug, Oct–Nov
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
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 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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About Lae Yacht Club
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).
Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. The sea is about 28°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually August, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lae.
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Where to stay: Lae
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about 5 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
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