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Mystic River Bascule Bridge in winter
Mystic, the nearest town. Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Mystic Nautical

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

32Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 6 kn gusting 10, side-onshore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
SSW 6 knF2
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
19°C

Thu 5 · 49 out of 100

Wind
SSW 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
20°C

Fri 6 · 33 out of 100

Wind
SW 7 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
17°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 5 knF2
Gusts
15kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
15°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 9 knF3
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
14°C

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 9 knF3
Gusts
26kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
13°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 397, good
  2. Wed 498, good
  3. Thu 582, good
  4. Fri 683, good
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 830, poor
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 100, poor
  9. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best in Jul5 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 Mystic Nautical
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov97, goodwind from the south-west, 6 knotsF215knside-onflat18°C
Wed 4Nov98, goodwind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF213knside-onflat19°C
Thu 5Nov82, goodwind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF211knside-onflat20°C
Fri 6Nov83, goodwind from the south-west, 7 knotsF313knside-onchop17°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF211knoffnot safechop17°C
Sun 8Nov30, poorwind from the south, 5 knotsF215knonchop15°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the west, 9 knotsF323knsidechop14°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 9 knotsF326kncross-offchop13°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 9 knotsF319kncross-offchop10°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

  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:21 +0.5 mLow 09:39 −0.4 mHigh 15:47 +0.5 mLow 22:07 −0.5 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:21 +0.6 mLow 10:44 −0.5 mHigh 16:46 +0.5 mLow 23:00 −0.5 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 05:15 +0.7 mLow 11:41 −0.5 mHigh 17:39 +0.5 mLow 23:47 −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

best in Jul

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

  1. Jan1of 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. Apr3of 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. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mystic Nautical

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E 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). 3 sailing schools or clubs and 4 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 5 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mystic. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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$966–US$1,740 each

about US$966–US$1,740 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$349
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$302–US$503
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Totalabout US$966–US$1,740

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: Mystic

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Closest

Mystic

about 5 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Mystic · Booking.com

About Mystic its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 5h 35m

About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PVD, direct, then 1h 25m by road

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