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Pretoria Sailing Club
Sailing spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 10: not enough of the right wind, 9 kn gusting 22, offshore
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 13 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 13 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Tue 10 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- W 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 520, poor
- Fri 624, poor
- Sat 719, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 921, poor
- Tue 1022, poor
- Wed 1116, poor
- Thu 120, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Best Aug–Oct2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | cross-off | – | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | side | – | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 20, poor | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 21kn | cross-off | – | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 24, poor | wind from the west, 11 knotsF4 | 28kn | offnot safe | – | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 19, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | cross-off | – | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | side | – | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | on | – | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 22, poor | wind from the west, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 16, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 24kn | offnot safe | – | 33°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 13kn | side-on | – | 35°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 Aug–Oct
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- 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.
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More sailing near here
1 place
- Benoni Sailing Club 33.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Pretoria Sailing Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually August, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Benoni.
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$1,250–US$2,480 each
about US$1,250–US$2,480 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to JNB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$872–US$1,820 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$148–US$268 |
| Total | about US$1,250–US$2,480 |
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: Benoni
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about 1h 05m by car · 36 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Benoni its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 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 27h 15m
About 27h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → JNB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 50 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.