Is it worth the trip?
94Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 13 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 27°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 293, good
- Tue 396, good
- Wed 493, good
- Thu 593, good
- Fri 693, good
- Sat 793, good
- Sun 893, good
- Mon 993, good
- Tue 1093, good
- Wed 1193, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
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 | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knotsF4 | 18kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 96, good | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | cross-off | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 93, good | wind from the south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 93, good | wind from the south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 93, good | wind from the south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 14kn | offnot safe | chop | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 15kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 93, good | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knotsF4 | 16kn | offnot safe | chop | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 93, good | wind from the south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 26°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).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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 Āpia Marina
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 28°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Luatuanu U. 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$1,170–US$2,260 each
about US$1,170–US$2,260 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to APW, estimated from distance and season, changing at HNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$684–US$1,420 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$60–US$101 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$1,170–US$2,260 |
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: Luatuanu U
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about 20 min by car
About Luatuanu U its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Luatuanu U, 10 km. We have not checked places to stay in Luatuanu U yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Si Umu, 20 km away (about 35 min by car). Search before you plan on staying there.
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 22h 35m
About 22h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → APW, changing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), then 50 min by road
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