Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 11 kn gusting 21, offshore, Water: waves 1.4 m
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 0°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 3°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 0°C
Fri 6 · 35 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 2°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 1°C
Sun 8 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 1°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- -2°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 260, good
- Tue 339, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 814, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1083, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
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 | 60, good | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 1°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 39, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 0°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 33kn | offnot safe | chop | 3°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 15 knotsF4 | 31kn | side | 1.6 mwaves | 0°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 21kn | offnot safe | 1.4 mwaves | 2°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 11kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 1°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 14, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 1°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 18kn | cross-off | chop | -2°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knotsF4 | 23kn | offnot safe | chop | 0°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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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.
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About Småbåthavna
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 11°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Båtsfjord, 0 km (about 5 min by car). Nearest airport: Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), 4 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$1,060–US$2,020 each
about US$1,060–US$2,020 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 IVL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$958 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$214–US$355 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,060–US$2,020 |
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 0 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest beds: Båtsfjord, 0 km (about 5 min by car). Nearest airport: Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), 4 km.
See places to stay near Båtsfjord, 0 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 23h 20m
About 23h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → IVL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 4h 30m by road
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