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Wharf Street Marina

Sailing spot · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

47Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 14 kn gusting 16, side-shore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 knF1
Gusts
4kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 38 out of 100

Wind
NNW 9 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 24 out of 100

Wind
W 9 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Fri 6 · 56 out of 100

Wind
WSW 18 knF5
Gusts
29kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

Wind
NNE 10 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WSW 7 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
ESE 14 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
12°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 438, poor
  4. Thu 524, poor
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 755, fair
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 984, good
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1148, fair

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
  • Best in Dec4 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 Wharf Street Marina
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 8 knotsF311knoffnot safeflat9°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF14knoffnot safeflat10°C
Wed 4Nov38, poorwind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF311knoffnot safeflat10°C
Thu 5Nov24, poorwind from the west, 9 knotsF311knside-onflat11°C
Fri 6Nov96, goodwind from the west-south-west, 18 knotsF529knside-onchop11°C
Sat 7Nov55, fairwind from the north-north-east, 10 knotsF315knoffnot safechop10°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 7 knotsF320knside-onflat12°C
Mon 9Nov84, goodwind from the east-south-east, 14 knotsF416knsideflat12°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 19 knotsF532knsidechop12°C
Wed 11Nov48, fairwind from the south-east, 15 knotsF428knsideflat11°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 in Dec

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 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. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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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

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About Wharf Street Marina

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 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, 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. It is sheltered to the open sea. 2 sailing schools or clubs and 7 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 8°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For sailing at expert level the best month is usually December, with about 4 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Victoria. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 8 dive sites, 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike 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$966–US$1,780 each

about US$966–US$1,780 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$517
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$309–US$577
Totalabout US$966–US$1,780

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: Victoria

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Victoria

about 5 min by car · 117 places to stay

about US$101/nightcountry average

See 117 places to stay in Victoria · Booking.com

About Victoria its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$101 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 8h 40m

About 8h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 2h 40m by road

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