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Green Dragon, Welton
Welton, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Neil Oakes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Welton Sailing Club

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

32Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 11 kn gusting 21, offshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 49 out of 100

Wind
NE 11 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 39 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 30 out of 100

Wind
E 9 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
11°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 44 out of 100

Wind
WNW 8 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNW 1 knF0
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
7°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 267, good
  2. Tue 374, good
  3. Wed 459, fair
  4. Thu 559, fair
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 853, fair
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 1017, poor
  10. Wed 1179, good

The spot in four facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Best Feb–Mar, Sep–Oct5 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 Welton Sailing Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov67, goodwind from the north, 9 knotsF317kncross-off–12°C
Tue 3Nov74, goodwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF421knoffnot safe–12°C
Wed 4Nov59, fairwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF317knoffnot safe–12°C
Thu 5Nov59, fairwind from the east, 9 knotsF316knoffnot safe–11°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF29knoffnot safe–11°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 3 knotsF16knside-on–11°C
Sun 8Nov53, fairwind from the west-north-west, 8 knotsF317knside-on–9°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 1 knotF07knside–7°C
Tue 10Nov17, poorwind from the east, 7 knotsF315knoffnot safe–10°C
Wed 11Nov79, goodwind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF422knside–10°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 Feb–Mar, Sep–Oct

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. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Welton Sailing Club

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).

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. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, September and October, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Welton. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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$1,090–US$2,040 each

about US$1,090–US$2,040 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 HUY, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$918
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$74
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,090–US$2,040

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: Welton

Closest

Welton

about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Welton · Booking.com

About Welton its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 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 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HUY, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 40 min by road

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