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Ocean Reef Marina

Sailing spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

18Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 5 kn gusting 8, side-shore, Water: waves 1.6 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 8 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.6 mwaves
Air
21°C

Thu 5 · 43 out of 100

Wind
SSE 6 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side
Water
1.9 mwaves
Air
20°C

Fri 6 · 46 out of 100

Wind
SSE 5 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side
Water
1.6 mwaves
Air
22°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.3 mwaves
Air
20°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 10 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
1.4 mwaves
Air
19°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 10 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side-on
Water
2.1 mwaves
Air
19°C

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side
Water
1.8 mwaves
Air
20°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 355, fair
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 543, poor
  4. Fri 646, fair
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 844, poor
  7. Mon 959, fair
  8. Tue 1043, poor
  9. Wed 1132, poor
  10. Thu 1259, fair

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Apr, Sep–Oct3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Ocean Reef Marina
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov55, fairwind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF416knside-on2.0 mwaves18°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east, 8 knotsF312knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves21°C
Thu 5Nov43, poorwind from the south-south-east, 6 knotsF28knside1.9 mwaves20°C
Fri 6Nov46, fairwind from the south-south-east, 5 knotsF28knside1.6 mwaves22°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF210knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves20°C
Sun 8Nov44, poorwind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF317knside-on1.4 mwaves19°C
Mon 9Nov59, fairwind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF316knside-on2.1 mwaves19°C
Tue 10Nov43, poorwind from the south, 8 knotsF316knside1.8 mwaves20°C
Wed 11Nov32, poorwind from the south-south-east, 7 knotsF316knside1.3 mwaves21°C
Thu 12Nov59, fairwind from the south-south-west, 11 knotsF416knside-on1.4 mwaves23°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

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 Apr, Sep–Oct

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

  1. Jan2of 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. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Ocean Reef Marina

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. 5 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually April, September and October, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hillarys. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf 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$1,820–US$3,540 each

about US$1,820–US$3,540 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PER, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$1,070–US$2,230
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$597
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Totalabout US$1,820–US$3,540

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: Hillarys

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Closest

Hillarys

about 15 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Hillarys · Booking.com

About Hillarys 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 32h 45m

About 32h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 50 min by road

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