Is it worth the trip?
93Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 12 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- E 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 92 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 91 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 293, good
- Tue 393, good
- Wed 493, good
- Thu 596, good
- Fri 693, good
- Sat 792, good
- Sun 893, good
- Mon 991, good
- Tue 1093, good
- Wed 1194, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jul–Sep6 good days in 7
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 | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | offnot safe | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 93, good | wind from the east, 12 knotsF4 | 18kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knotsF4 | 20kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 96, good | wind from the south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | cross-off | chop | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | offnot safe | chop | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 92, good | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 19kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 18kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 91, good | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 94, good | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 18kn | cross-off | – | 28°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 Jul–Sep
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
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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.
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About Tuvalu Port
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 30°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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 30°C all year: no wetsuit. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Funafuti.
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: Funafuti
about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay
About Funafuti its beds, food and every spot near it
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