Is it worth the trip?
5Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: not enough of the right wind, 5 kn gusting 13, onshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 2°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 40kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 3°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 0°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 35kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 5°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 5°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 372, good
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 730, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Water 8 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
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 | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 12 knotsF4 | 30kn | on | chop | 3°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 72, good | wind from the south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | on | 0.8 mwaves | 2°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 40kn | on | chop | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 10 knotsF3 | 27kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 3°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 33kn | on | chop | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 30, poor | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 19kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 0°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 14 knotsF4 | 35kn | on | 0.8 mwaves | 5°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 25kn | on | chop | 5°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knotsF2 | 20kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 5°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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 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
the place in full, sources, credits
About Vangsvik båtforening
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. The sea is about 3°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 13°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). No town nearby. Brøstadbotn, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Finnsnes, 10 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: Bardufoss Airport (BDU), 31 km.
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$1,040–US$1,980 each
about US$1,040–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 ORD to TOS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$918 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$214–US$355 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$382–US$710 |
| Total | about US$1,040–US$1,980 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 10 km away
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No town nearby
Brøstadbotn, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Finnsnes, 10 km (about 20 min by car). Nearest airport: Bardufoss Airport (BDU), 31 km.
See places to stay near Finnsnes, 10 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 19h 35m
About 19h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TOS, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 35m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.