Sydney Flying Squadron
Sailing spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore
Tue 3 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 18 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 259, fair
- Tue 348, fair
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 565, good
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 966, good
- Tue 1024, poor
- Wed 1131, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
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 | 59, fair | wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 25kn | side | – | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 48, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | – | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | offnot safe | – | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 65, good | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 25kn | side-on | – | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 24kn | side-on | – | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | – | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 27kn | side | – | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 66, good | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 26kn | side-on | – | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 24, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | side-on | – | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 31, poor | wind from the north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 23kn | side-on | – | 22°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 43, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | – | 20°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).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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
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Photos of Sydney Flying Squadron
More sailing near here
5 places
- Sydney Amateur Sailing Club 1.4 km away
- Greenwich Sailing Club 2.8 km away
- Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 3.7 km away
- Hunters Hill Sailing Club 4 km away
- Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club 4.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sydney Flying Squadron
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Sydney. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 7 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.
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$1,620–US$3,150 each
about US$1,620–US$3,150 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,620–US$3,150 |
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: Sydney
about 5 min by car · 446 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Sydney its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 27h 25m
About 27h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 30 min by road
Flights MDW → SYD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.