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Skanderborg Sø i februar 2010 - Ice-covered lake in February - panoramio
Skanderborg, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Jens Cederskjold, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Skanderborg Sejl- og Motorbådsklub

Sailing spot · Denmark

Is it worth the trip?

5Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sun 8: not enough of the right wind, 9 kn gusting 17, side-onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 7 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 3 knF1
Gusts
7kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 6 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 2 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
7°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
W 1 knF0
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
5°C

Sun 8 · 23 out of 100

Wind
SE 9 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 3 knF1
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. Mon 238, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 823, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Skanderborg Sejl- og Motorbådsklub
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov38, poorwind from the north, 9 knotsF318knoffnot safe–10°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF314kncross-off–9°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north, 3 knotsF17knoffnot safe–10°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the west, 6 knotsF210knside–9°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 2 knotsF16knside-on–7°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the west, 1 knotF05knside–5°C
Sun 8Nov23, poorwind from the south-east, 9 knotsF317knside-on–8°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF19knon–7°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south, 6 knotsF210knon–7°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF211knside-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

No month stands out

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. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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

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More sailing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Skanderborg Sejl- og Motorbådsklub

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. 5 sailing schools or clubs and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. 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$1,420–US$2,620 each

about US$1,420–US$2,620 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 
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$986
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$201–US$335
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$577
Food7 days eating outabout US$389–US$718
Totalabout US$1,420–US$2,620

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

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Closest

Skanderborg

about 5 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 2 November 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.