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Skanderborg Sø i februar 2010 - Ice-covered lake in February - panoramio
Skanderborg, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Jens Cederskjold, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Skanderborg Junior Sejlklub

Sailing spot · Denmark

Is it worth the trip?

24Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 5 kn gusting 11, side-onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 9 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
10°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 2 knF1
Gusts
7kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 60 out of 100

Wind
W 5 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 4 knF2
Gusts
7kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 44 out of 100

Wind
S 5 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
7°C

Sun 8 · 19 out of 100

Wind
SW 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
7°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 189, good
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 590, good
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 766, good
  8. Sun 819, poor
  9. Mon 987, good
  10. Tue 1094, good

The spot in four facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Best Jan, Aug4 good days in 7

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 Skanderborg Junior Sejlklub
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov89, goodwind from the south-west, 7 knotsF313knon–11°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north, 9 knotsF317kncross-off–10°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF313knoffnot safe–10°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north, 2 knotsF17kncross-off–10°C
Thu 5Nov90, goodwind from the west, 5 knotsF211knside-on–8°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 4 knotsF27kncross-off–9°C
Sat 7Nov66, goodwind from the south, 5 knotsF210knside-on–7°C
Sun 8Nov19, poorwind from the south-west, 4 knotsF29knon–7°C
Mon 9Nov87, goodwind from the west-south-west, 7 knotsF313knon–9°C
Tue 10Nov94, goodwind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF317knside-on–8°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 Jan, Aug

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May2of 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. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More sailing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Skanderborg Junior Sejlklub

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually January and August, with about 4 good days in 7; in April, May and September, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Skanderborg. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 4 kayak 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$1,410–US$2,610 each

about US$1,410–US$2,610 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CPH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$576
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$717
Totalabout US$1,410–US$2,610

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: Skanderborg

Closest

Skanderborg

3 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Skanderborg · Booking.com

About Skanderborg its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 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 16h 25m

About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CPH, direct, then 3h 20m by road

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