Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: not enough of the right wind, 7 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore
Tue 3 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 20 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 319, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 920, poor
- Tue 1018, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 19, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 1 knotF0 | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 9kn | on | – | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knotF0 | 9kn | on | – | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 20, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 10kn | cross-off | – | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 18, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 22kn | on | – | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knotF0 | 7kn | on | – | 26°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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rwenshama Landing Site
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. No town nearby. Rubanda, 88 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Jade Country Resort Bikurungu, Bwambara, 5 km. Nearest beds: Kabale, 97 km. Nearest airport: Savannah Airstrip (KHX), 36 km.
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$1,110–US$2,220 each
about US$1,110–US$2,220 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 ORD to KGL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LHR, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$784–US$1,630 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,110–US$2,220 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 97 km away
No town nearby
Rubanda, 88 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Jade Country Resort Bikurungu, Bwambara, 5 km. Nearest beds: Kabale, 97 km. Nearest airport: Savannah Airstrip (KHX), 36 km.
See places to stay near Kabale, 97 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 27h 45m
About 27h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KGL, changing at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), then 3h 25m by road
Flights ORD → KGL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.