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Sandy beach on the River Blackwater
Millbeach Marine Club. Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Millbeach Marine Club

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

30Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 11 kn gusting 21, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 62 out of 100

Wind
NNE 11 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

Wind
NE 11 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 14 knF4
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 28 out of 100

Wind
E 11 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 5 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 3 knF1
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
9°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 293, good
  3. Tue 394, good
  4. Wed 480, good
  5. Thu 595, good
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
  • Best Feb–Mar, Oct, Dec5 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 Millbeach Marine Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the north, 3 knotsF17knoffnot safeflat12°C
Mon 2Nov93, goodwind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF421kncross-offchop12°C
Tue 3Nov94, goodwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF421knsidechop12°C
Wed 4Nov80, goodwind from the east, 14 knotsF425knside-on0.9 mwaves11°C
Thu 5Nov95, goodwind from the east, 11 knotsF423knside-onchop10°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF210knsidechop11°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north, 3 knotsF17knoffnot safeflat8°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 6 knotsF211knoffnot safeflat9°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 3 knotsF17knonflat9°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF211knoffnot safeflat10°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 03:49 +1.6 mLow 09:54 −1.7 mHigh 16:32 +1.6 mLow 22:29 −1.2 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:51 +1.4 mLow 11:04 −1.6 mHigh 17:44 +1.5 mLow 23:46 −1.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 06:01 +1.3 mLow 12:26 −1.5 mHigh 19:00 +1.4 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 Feb–Mar, Oct, Dec

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Millbeach Marine Club

Mudflats near Blackwater Sailing Club
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackwater Sailing Club
Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
England Coast Path past Blackwater Sailing Club
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Millbeach Marine 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 12°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 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, October and December, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Maldon.

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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LHR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$925
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout 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: Maldon

Closest

Maldon

5 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Maldon · Booking.com

About Maldon 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 15m

About 14h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LHR, direct, then 1h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.