Staying Home Sucks, home

Lax kw'alaams Marina

Harbour: bring your own boat · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: 15 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 54 out of 100

Wind
SE 11 knF4
Gusts
13kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 87 out of 100

Wind
ESE 16 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Wind
SE 16 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Wind
S 15 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
7°C

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
E 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
7°C

Sun 8 · 43 out of 100

Wind
SE 17 knF5
Gusts
25kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
ESE 16 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
8°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 286, good
  2. Tue 354, fair
  3. Wed 487, good
  4. Thu 587, good
  5. Fri 688, good
  6. Sat 755, fair
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1184, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
  • Best Nov–Jan3 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 Lax kw'alaams Marina
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov86, goodwind from the south-east, 18 knotsF524knoffnot safechop8°C
Tue 3Nov54, fairwind from the south-east, 11 knotsF413knoffnot safechop11°C
Wed 4Nov87, goodwind from the east-south-east, 16 knotsF421knoffnot safechop9°C
Thu 5Nov87, goodwind from the south-east, 16 knotsF423knoffnot safechop9°C
Fri 6Nov88, goodwind from the south, 15 knotsF421kncross-offchop7°C
Sat 7Nov55, fairwind from the east, 10 knotsF315knoffnot safechop7°C
Sun 8Nov87, goodwind from the south-east, 17 knotsF525knoffnot safechop8°C
Mon 9Nov87, goodwind from the east-south-east, 16 knotsF423knoffnot safechop8°C
Tue 10Nov79, goodwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF415knsidechop7°C
Wed 11Nov84, goodwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF418knsideflat7°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 Nov–Jan

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. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 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

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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 Lax kw'alaams Marina

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).

Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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. It is sheltered to the open sea. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 14°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Prince Rupert.

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Where to stay: Prince Rupert

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Prince Rupert

about 50 min by car · 27 places to stay

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Getting there

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