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Oakcliff Sailing

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

26Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: 7 kn gusting 14, side-onshore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 34 out of 100

Wind
SSW 8 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SW 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
20°C

Wed 4 · 29 out of 100

Wind
S 8 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
21°C

Thu 5 · 24 out of 100

Wind
SSW 9 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
20°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
23°C

Sat 7 · 44 out of 100

Wind
NW 8 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 5 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
12°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 251, fair
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 443, poor
  5. Thu 566, good
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 763, good
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Nopen to the N
  • Best wind: E or Walong the shore
  • Avoid: Sblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

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 Oakcliff Sailing
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 2 knotsF19knonflat15°C
Mon 2Nov51, fairwind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF318knoffnot safeflat18°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 6 knotsF211knoffnot safeflat20°C
Wed 4Nov43, poorwind from the south, 8 knotsF318knoffnot safeflat21°C
Thu 5Nov66, goodwind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF319knoffnot safeflat20°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the west, 3 knotsF16kncross-offflat23°C
Sat 7Nov63, goodwind from the north-west, 8 knotsF317knsideflat18°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF210knside-onflat12°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF210knside-onflat12°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 15 knotsF429knside-onflat12°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 03:02 +1.1 mLow 09:16 −1.1 mHigh 15:28 +1.4 mLow 22:00 −1.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:11 +1.2 mLow 10:26 −1.1 mHigh 16:36 +1.3 mLow 23:02 −1.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:15 +1.3 mLow 11:32 −1.2 mHigh 17:39 +1.4 mLow 23:59 −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

No month stands out

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. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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

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More sailing near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Oakcliff Sailing

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 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 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 is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Glen Cove. 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$851–US$1,550 each

about US$851–US$1,550 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to LGA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$328
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$851–US$1,550

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: Glen Cove

Closest

Glen Cove

15 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Glen Cove · Booking.com

About Glen Cove 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 40m

About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → LGA, direct, then 40 min by road

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