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Leiden, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Blauwe Schuit

Sailing spot · Netherlands

Is it worth the trip?

9Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 9 kn gusting 19, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 15 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
11°C

Wed 4 · 32 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 8 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 4 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 1 knF0
Gusts
6kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 3 knF1
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
8°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 4 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
8°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 257, fair
  2. Tue 323, poor
  3. Wed 449, fair
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces Nopen to the N
  • Best wind: E or Walong the shore
  • Avoid: Sblows out to sea
  • Best Oct, Dec5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Blauwe Schuit
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov57, fairwind from the north-north-east, 10 knotsF322knside-on–13°C
Tue 3Nov23, poorwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF320knside–11°C
Wed 4Nov49, fairwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF319knside–10°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east, 8 knotsF317knside–8°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east, 4 knotsF210knside–8°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 1 knotF06knoffnot safe–6°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF19knoffnot safe–8°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF210knoffnot safe–8°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 7 knotsF318kncross-off–7°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF211kncross-off–11°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 Oct, Dec

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. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 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. Sep4of 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. 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 and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Blauwe Schuit

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually October and December, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Leiden. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site and 2 kayak 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$1,140–US$2,150 each

about US$1,140–US$2,150 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to AMS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$463–US$959
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$87
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$295–US$490
Food7 days eating outabout US$329–US$611
Totalabout US$1,140–US$2,150

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: Leiden

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Closest

Leiden

about 5 min by car · 49 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 49 places to stay in Leiden · Booking.com

About Leiden 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 13h 30m

About 13h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 45 min by road

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

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