Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 10 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 11 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 6°C
Wed 4 · 72 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 43 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 8°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 6°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 295, good
- Tue 317, poor
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 553, fair
- Fri 692, good
- Sat 794, good
- Sun 843, poor
- Mon 957, fair
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 8 °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 | 95, good | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knotsF4 | 24kn | side | chop | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 17, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 6°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knotsF4 | 25kn | offnot safe | flat | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 53, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 92, good | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | cross-off | flat | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 94, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 21kn | side-on | flat | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 43, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 21kn | on | chop | 8°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 57, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 26kn | on | 0.8 mwaves | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | cross-off | chop | 9°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 Stanley Bridge Wharf
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 8°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 N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about -1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Darnley.
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$918–US$1,680 each
about US$918–US$1,680 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 ORD to YHZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$201–US$422 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$456 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$308–US$576 |
| Total | about US$918–US$1,680 |
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: Darnley
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about 30 min by car
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Darnley its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$100 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 10h 05m
About 10h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → YHZ, direct, then 3h 20m by road
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