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Bracciano, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Albarubescens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

PlanetSail

Sailing spot · Italy

Is it worth the trip?

13Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: 8 kn gusting 16, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 16 knF4
Gusts
33kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
14°C

Tue 3 · 17 out of 100

Wind
NNE 12 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
17°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
17°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 4 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
17°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 1 knF0
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 46 out of 100

Wind
SE 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
15°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 165, good
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 855, fair
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 1086, good

The spot in four facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows out to sea
  • Best in Mar3 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 PlanetSail
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov65, goodwind from the north-north-east, 13 knotsF426knside-on–14°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 16 knotsF433knside-on–14°C
Tue 3Nov75, goodwind from the north-north-east, 12 knotsF424knside-on–17°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 6 knotsF212knon–17°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 6 knotsF212knon–17°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 4 knotsF212knon–17°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east, 1 knotF07knside-on–17°C
Sun 8Nov55, fairwind from the south-east, 8 knotsF316knside–15°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 2 knotsF19knside–16°C
Tue 10Nov86, goodwind from the south, 11 knotsF422kncross-off–18°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 in Mar

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. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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

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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About PlanetSail

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually March, with about 3 good days in 7; in June, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bracciano. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 kayak 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$1,200–US$2,280 each

about US$1,200–US$2,280 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 FCO, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$523–US$1,090
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$449
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,280

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: Bracciano

Closest

Bracciano

2 min by car · 74 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 74 places to stay in Bracciano · Booking.com

About Bracciano its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 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 15h 10m

About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → FCO, direct, then 55 min by road

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