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Porter's Seneca Marina

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

80Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: 10 kn gusting 12, side-onshore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
S 7 knF3
Gusts
9kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 88 out of 100

Wind
S 7 knF3
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
19°C

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
S 10 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
19°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Wind
SSW 5 knF2
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Sat 7 · 96 out of 100

Wind
S 6 knF2
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
18°C

Sun 8 · 15 out of 100

Wind
SW 4 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
13°C

Mon 9 · 12 out of 100

Wind
ENE 4 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
16°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 299, good
  2. Tue 392, good
  3. Wed 488, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 670, good
  6. Sat 796, good
  7. Sun 822, poor
  8. Mon 918, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in five 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

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 Porter's Seneca Marina
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov99, goodwind from the south, 6 knotsF29knside-onflat16°C
Tue 3Nov92, goodwind from the south, 7 knotsF39knonflat18°C
Wed 4Nov88, goodwind from the south, 7 knotsF39knside-onflat19°C
Thu 5Nov100, goodwind from the south, 10 knotsF312knside-onflat19°C
Fri 6Nov70, goodwind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF27knside-onflat18°C
Sat 7Nov96, goodwind from the south, 6 knotsF27knside-onflat18°C
Sun 8Nov22, poorwind from the south-west, 4 knotsF210knsideflat13°C
Mon 9Nov18, poorwind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF211knsideflat16°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 10 knotsF315knoffnot safeflat13°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 10 knotsF315kncross-offflat13°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

No month stands out

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. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 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 Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

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About

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About Porter's Seneca Marina

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. 2 sailing schools or clubs and 4 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 4°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Baltimore. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports 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$859–US$1,560 each

about US$859–US$1,560 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BWI, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$302–US$503
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Totalabout US$859–US$1,560

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: Baltimore

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Closest

Baltimore

about 40 min by car · 120 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

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About Baltimore 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 4h 35m

About 4h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BWI, direct, then 50 min by road

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