Galway Bay Sailing Club Grounds
Sailing spot · Ireland
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 10 kn gusting 17, offshore, Water: flat
Mon 2 · 19 out of 100
- Wind
- E 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 63 out of 100
- Wind
- E 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 219, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 484, good
- Thu 588, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 987, good
- Tue 1095, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best Feb–Mar5 good days in 7
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 | 19, poor | wind from the east, 7 knotsF3 | 13kn | offnot safe | flat | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | offnot safe | flat | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 84, good | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 88, good | wind from the east, 12 knotsF4 | 20kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 6kn | cross-off | flat | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 1 knotF0 | 5kn | offnot safe | flat | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 87, good | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | chop | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 95, good | wind from the north-north-west, 13 knotsF4 | 21kn | side-on | chop | 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
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:07 −1.0 mHigh 10:38 +1.3 mLow 17:03 −1.4 mHigh 23:42 +1.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:36 −1.0 mHigh 12:02 +1.3 mLow 18:27 −1.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:59 +1.2 mLow 06:58 −1.1 mHigh 13:15 +1.4 mLow 19:37 −1.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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 Feb–Mar
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
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 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 Galway Bay Sailing Club Grounds
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 12°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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.8 km out (1 in 385). The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and March, with about 5 good days in 7; in January and May, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gaillimh.
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$1,180–US$2,200 each
about US$1,180–US$2,200 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$422–US$878 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$288–US$482 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,180–US$2,200 |
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: Gaillimh
11 min by car · 125 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Gaillimh 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 15h 20m
About 15h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DUB, direct, then 3h 30m by road
Flights ORD → DUB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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