Staying Home Sucks, home
Eglinton Avenue at Yonge Street in Toronto, August 15 2026
Toronto, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Toronto Island Sailing Club

Sailing spot · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: 12 kn gusting 17, side-onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

Wind
SSW 9 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
16°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 5 knF2
Gusts
5kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
SW 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
16°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 2 knF1
Gusts
4kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
14°C

Sat 7 · 97 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
12°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 5 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Mon 9 · 96 out of 100

Wind
E 13 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
10°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 375, good
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 584, good
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 797, good
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 996, good
  9. Tue 1088, good
  10. Wed 1194, good

The spot in four facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows out to sea
  • Best Jan, Oct–Nov5 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 Toronto Island Sailing Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the west, 4 knotsF27kncross-off–16°C
Tue 3Nov75, goodwind from the south-south-west, 9 knotsF311knoffnot safe–16°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the south, 5 knotsF25knoffnot safe–17°C
Thu 5Nov84, goodwind from the south-west, 11 knotsF415knoffnot safe–16°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 2 knotsF14knside-on–14°C
Sat 7Nov97, goodwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF417knside-on–12°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north, 5 knotsF210knside-on–9°C
Mon 9Nov96, goodwind from the east, 13 knotsF419knside-on–10°C
Tue 10Nov88, goodwind from the east-north-east, 16 knotsF422knon–10°C
Wed 11Nov94, goodwind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF416knside-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, Oct–Nov

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

  1. Jan5of 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. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul2of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Toronto Island Sailing Club

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).

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. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, October and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Toronto. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots and 2 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$737–US$1,340 each

about US$737–US$1,340 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YTZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$275
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Totalabout US$737–US$1,340

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: Toronto

Closest

Toronto

about 20 min by car · 30 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 30 places to stay in Toronto · Booking.com

About Toronto 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 5h 25m

About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YTZ, direct, then 25 min by road

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