Lilliput Sailing Club
Sailing spot · UK
Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 11 kn gusting 22, offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 47 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 16 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 259, fair
- Tue 358, fair
- Wed 458, fair
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 623, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 937, poor
- Tue 1046, fair
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best in Feb5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 59, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 31kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 58, fair | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 27kn | offnot safe | chop | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 58, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 27kn | offnot safe | chop | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | wind from the north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | offnot safe | chop | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 23, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knotF0 | 7kn | cross-off | flat | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | cross-off | chop | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | cross-off | chop | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 13°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 NovHigh 01:01 +0.2 mLow 03:21 +0.1 mHigh 05:22 +0.2 mLow 09:07 −0.3 mHigh 13:08 +0.4 mLow 21:43 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:36 +0.2 mLow 03:09 +0.2 mHigh 06:12 +0.3 mLow 10:14 −0.3 mHigh 14:22 +0.3 mLow 16:45 +0.2 mHigh 17:50 +0.2 mLow 22:44 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:55 +0.4 mLow 11:14 −0.4 mHigh 15:57 +0.3 mLow 16:46 +0.3 mHigh 18:39 +0.3 mLow 23:39 −0.8 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 in Feb
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 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 Lilliput Sailing Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 9.1 km out (1 in 909). The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bournemouth. Within 5 km we also list 4 wind sports spots.
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$1,190–US$2,210 each
about US$1,190–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, 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 LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$450–US$926 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,190–US$2,210 |
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: Bournemouth
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about 10 min by car · 266 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Bournemouth its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 15h
About 15h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 2h 40m by road
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