Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 10 kn gusting 21, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Wed 4 · 19 out of 100
- Wind
- W 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Thu 5 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Wind
- W 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 356, fair
- Wed 419, poor
- Thu 593, good
- Fri 630, poor
- Sat 743, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
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-south-west, 2 knotsF1 | 4kn | side-on | – | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 56, fair | wind from the north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | – | 6°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 19, poor | wind from the west, 8 knotsF3 | 14kn | on | – | 5°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 22kn | side-on | – | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 30, poor | wind from the west, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | on | – | 6°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, poor | wind from the west, 12 knotsF4 | 23kn | on | – | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knotsF2 | 11kn | on | – | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | side-on | – | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | cross-off | – | 5°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | cross-off | – | 4°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
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Värska sadam
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).
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. The town to stay in is Värska.
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$1,020–US$1,940 each
about US$1,020–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,020–US$1,940 |
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: Värska
about 5 min by car · 3 places to stay
About Värska its beds, food and every spot near it
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 22h 10m
About 22h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 4h 15m by road
Flights ORD → TLL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.