Renton Sailing Center
Sailing spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
23Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 13 kn gusting 26, side-shore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 13°C
Thu 5 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 13°C
Fri 6 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 13°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 677, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 821, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1023, poor
- Wed 1155, fair
The spot in three facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | side | – | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knotsF1 | 5kn | offnot safe | – | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | cross-off | – | 13°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | side | – | 13°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 77, good | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knotsF4 | 26kn | side | – | 13°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 2 knotsF1 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 25kn | side | – | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 2 knotsF1 | 6kn | side | – | 11°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 23, poor | wind from the south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 25kn | offnot safe | – | 11°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 55, fair | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 24kn | cross-off | – | 9°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).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Renton Sailing Center
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).
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. The town to stay in is Renton. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.
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$918–US$1,690 each
about US$918–US$1,690 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$516 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$918–US$1,690 |
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: Renton
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about 10 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Renton 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 6h 35m
About 6h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 30 min by road
Flights MDW → SEA on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.