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Tradewinds Yacht Charters

Sailing spot · Tonga

Is it worth the trip?

100Good out of 100 for your dates

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Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 20 knF5
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side-on
Water
1.3 mwaves
Air
25°C

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 18 knF5
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side-on
Water
1.1 mwaves
Air
24°C

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 17 knF5
Gusts
22kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
24°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 15 knF4
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
24°C

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 17 knF5
Gusts
22kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
24°C

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 16 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
24°C

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 20 knF5
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
24°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 8100, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 10100, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 27 °Cno wetsuit

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 Tradewinds Yacht Charters
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 20 knotsF526knside-on1.3 mwaves25°C
Tue 3Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 20 knotsF526knside-on1.3 mwaves25°C
Wed 4Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 18 knotsF524knside-on1.1 mwaves24°C
Thu 5Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 17 knotsF522knside-on0.9 mwaves24°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 15 knotsF420knside-on0.9 mwaves24°C
Sat 7Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 17 knotsF522knside-on0.9 mwaves24°C
Sun 8Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 16 knotsF424knside-on0.9 mwaves24°C
Mon 9Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 20 knotsF526knside-on0.8 mwaves24°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 17 knotsF522knside-on1.0 mwaves25°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. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tradewinds Yacht Charters

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).

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Neiafu. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Where to stay: Neiafu

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Neiafu

about 5 min by car · 12 places to stay

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