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De Maas

Sailing spot · Netherlands

Is it worth the trip?

8Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: not enough of the right wind, 7 kn gusting 17, onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 21 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
10°C

Wed 4 · 17 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 knF3
Gusts
23kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
10°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 7 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 1 knF0
Gusts
4kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
6°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 2 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
10°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 3 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
9°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 246, fair
  2. Tue 337, poor
  3. Wed 446, fair
  4. Thu 514, 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 three facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at De Maas
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov46, fairwind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF317knside-on–12°C
Tue 3Nov37, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF319knon–10°C
Wed 4Nov46, fairwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF323knon–10°C
Thu 5Nov14, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF317knon–8°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east, 4 knotsF29knon–8°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF04knoffnot safe–6°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south, 2 knotsF18kncross-off–10°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south, 3 knotsF18kncross-off–9°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF215knside-on–8°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 4 knotsF210knside-on–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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About De Maas

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Rotterdam. Within 5 km we also list 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$1,240–US$2,310 each

about US$1,240–US$2,310 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 30 October 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$462–US$958
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$295–US$489
Food7 days eating outabout US$328–US$610
Totalabout US$1,240–US$2,310

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: Rotterdam

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Closest

Rotterdam

about 5 min by car · 133 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 133 places to stay in Rotterdam · Booking.com

About Rotterdam 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 13h 50m

About 13h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AMS, direct, then 1h 05m by road

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

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