Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club
Sailing spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 9 kn gusting 21, side-shore, Water: waves 1 m
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 32°C
Fri 6 · 44 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 254, fair
- Tue 330, poor
- Wed 432, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 666, good
- Sat 769, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 960, good
- Tue 1040, poor
- Wed 1151, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
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 | 54, fair | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 30, poor | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 16kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 32, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 23kn | side | chop | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 32°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 66, good | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 21kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 69, good | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 21kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 16 knotsF4 | 31kn | side-on | 1.7 mwaves | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 60, good | wind from the south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 25kn | on | 1.6 mwaves | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 40, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 19kn | side-on | 1.5 mwaves | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 51, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | side | – | 23°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
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:42 +0.2 mLow 08:12 −0.4 mHigh 15:02 +0.8 mLow 22:04 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:01 +0.2 mLow 09:37 −0.4 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 23:02 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:07 +0.4 mLow 10:54 −0.4 mHigh 17:13 +0.7 mLow 23:50 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club
Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, 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 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 182). The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ballina. Within 5 km we also list 7 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$1,720–US$3,280 each
about US$1,720–US$3,280 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,280 |
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: Ballina
about 5 min by car · 29 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Ballina 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 30m
About 29h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 15m by road
Flights MDW → BNE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.