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Sailing club at Wimbleball Lake
Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre. Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

24Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 9 kn gusting 16, onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 13 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
7°C

Thu 5 · 58 out of 100

Wind
ENE 11 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 6 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 2 knF1
Gusts
5kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
8°C

Mon 9 · 65 out of 100

Wind
ESE 12 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
6°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 294, good
  2. Tue 394, good
  3. Wed 486, good
  4. Thu 586, good
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1192, good

The spot in three facts

  • Faces Eopen to the E
  • Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
  • Avoid: Wblows out to sea

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 Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov94, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knotsF424knside-on–8°C
Tue 3Nov94, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knotsF424knside-on–9°C
Wed 4Nov86, goodwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF422knon–7°C
Thu 5Nov86, goodwind from the east-north-east, 11 knotsF419knon–7°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 6 knotsF211knside-on–8°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF16knside-on–9°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 2 knotsF15knoffnot safe–8°C
Mon 9Nov86, goodwind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF422knon–6°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 2 knotsF111knoffnot safe–12°C
Wed 11Nov92, goodwind from the north-north-west, 15 knotsF424kncross-off–9°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).

  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. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre

Exmoor , Wimbleball Lake - Wicker Fish ^ Sailing Club
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Exmoor , Wimbleball Lake ^ Sailing Club
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wimbleball Lake Activity Centre

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Dulverton. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

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$1,120–US$2,100 each

about US$1,120–US$2,100 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 CWL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$435–US$904
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,120–US$2,100

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: Dulverton

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Closest

Dulverton

about 15 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Dulverton · Booking.com

About Dulverton 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 16h 30m

About 16h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → CWL, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h by road

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