Lerwick Boating Club
Sailing spot · UK
Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 88 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 179, good
- Mon 288, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 422, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 796, good
- Sun 896, good
- Mon 995, good
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 79, good | wind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 16kn | offnot safe | chop | 10°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 88, good | wind from the west-north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 3 knotsF1 | 6kn | cross-off | flat | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 22, poor | wind from the south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 10kn | side | flat | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knotsF1 | 4kn | offnot safe | flat | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 7kn | side-on | flat | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 96, good | wind from the south-west, 12 knotsF4 | 15kn | side | chop | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 96, good | wind from the south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 19kn | side | chop | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 95, good | wind from the south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 23kn | side | chop | 10°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 19 knotsF5 | 31kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 7°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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 03:06 +0.5 mLow 08:46 −0.4 mHigh 15:10 +0.6 mLow 21:52 −0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:26 +0.4 mLow 10:08 −0.3 mHigh 16:25 +0.6 mLow 23:21 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:50 +0.4 mLow 11:43 −0.3 mHigh 17:44 +0.6 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
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
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- 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 place in full, sources, credits
About Lerwick Boating 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 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, 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 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 8°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 13°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Lerwick.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Lerwick
1 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Lerwick its beds, food and every spot near it
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