McCrae Yacht Club
Sailing spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 12 kn gusting 18, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 57 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Wind
- W 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 43 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 230, poor
- Tue 357, fair
- Wed 449, fair
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 699, good
- Sat 793, good
- Sun 843, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1046, fair
- Wed 1191, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Jul–Sep5 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 | 30, poor | wind from the north, 9 knotsF3 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 57, fair | wind from the south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 13kn | cross-off | chop | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 49, fair | wind from the west, 16 knotsF4 | 22kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | cross-off | chop | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 99, good | wind from the west-north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 18kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 93, good | wind from the south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 22kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 43, poor | wind from the south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | side-on | chop | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 46, fair | wind from the south, 14 knotsF4 | 20kn | offnot safe | chop | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 91, good | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 16°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 06:13 +0.5 mLow 11:59 −0.2 mHigh 17:33 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:03 −0.5 mHigh 06:41 +0.4 mLow 12:37 −0.2 mHigh 18:20 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:39 −0.4 mHigh 07:06 +0.4 mLow 13:17 −0.3 mHigh 19:07 +0.3 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 Jul–Sep
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
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 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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About McCrae Yacht Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 132). 2 sailing schools or clubs within 10 km. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 5 good days in 7; in April, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is McCrae. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,780–US$3,440 each
about US$1,780–US$3,440 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 MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,780–US$3,440 |
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: McCrae
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about 5 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About McCrae its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 29h 25m
About 29h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 40m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.