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Trondheim sentrum - Flyfoto (ca. 1982)
Trondheim, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Trondheim Seilforening

Sailing spot · Norway

Is it worth the trip?

10Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 10 kn gusting 21, side-shore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 22 out of 100

Wind
WSW 9 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WSW 11 knF4
Gusts
26kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 31 out of 100

Wind
W 10 knF3
Gusts
21kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WSW 11 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
flat
Air
9°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 11 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 5 knF2
Gusts
13kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
7°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 1 knF0
Gusts
5kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
4°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 363, good
  3. Wed 461, good
  4. Thu 576, good
  5. Fri 630, poor
  6. Sat 773, good
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 1072, good

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
  • Best Jan, Mar–Apr, Sep2 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 Trondheim Seilforening
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 7 knotsF314knoffnot safeflat7°C
Tue 3Nov63, goodwind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF320kncross-offflat10°C
Wed 4Nov61, goodwind from the west-south-west, 11 knotsF426kncross-offflat10°C
Thu 5Nov76, goodwind from the west, 10 knotsF321knsideflat8°C
Fri 6Nov30, poorwind from the west-south-west, 11 knotsF423kncross-offflat9°C
Sat 7Nov73, goodwind from the west-north-west, 11 knotsF423knsideflat6°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF213knoffnot safeflat7°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF05knoffnot safeflat4°C
Tue 10Nov72, goodwind from the west, 11 knotsF421knsideflat4°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

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:12 −0.2 mHigh 04:56 +0.0 mLow 07:12 −0.1 mHigh 10:55 +0.2 mLow 14:03 +0.0 mHigh 16:45 +0.1 mLow 20:30 −0.1 mHigh 22:31 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:21 −0.3 mHigh 11:19 +0.3 mLow 15:04 −0.1 mHigh 18:09 +0.1 mLow 21:12 −0.0 mHigh 22:52 +0.0 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 03:15 −0.4 mHigh 11:46 +0.3 mLow 15:52 −0.1 mHigh 19:32 +0.1 mLow 22:12 +0.1 mHigh 23:08 +0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

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, Mar–Apr, Sep

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Trondheim Seilforening

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).

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 floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, March, April and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Trondheim. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots, 5 dive sites, 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.

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$1,230–US$2,300 each

about US$1,230–US$2,300 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 TRD, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$925
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$342–US$569
Food7 days eating outabout US$382–US$710
Totalabout US$1,230–US$2,300

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: Trondheim

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Closest

Trondheim

about 5 min by car · 59 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 59 places to stay in Trondheim · Booking.com

About Trondheim its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 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 18h 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → TRD, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 50 min by road

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