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Henley Midmar Yacht Club

Sailing spot · South Africa

Is it worth the trip?

35Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 9 kn gusting 20, side-shore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 45 out of 100

Wind
ESE 9 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
19°C

Wed 4 · 16 out of 100

Wind
ESE 7 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
25°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NW 13 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
30°C

Fri 6 · 56 out of 100

Wind
ESE 9 knF3
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
21°C

Sat 7 · 52 out of 100

Wind
ESE 10 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
–
Air
17°C

Sun 8 · 18 out of 100

Wind
SSE 13 knF4
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
15°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 2 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
20°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 364, good
  2. Wed 424, poor
  3. Thu 580, good
  4. Fri 684, good
  5. Sat 778, good
  6. Sun 860, good
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 1054, fair
  9. Wed 110, poor
  10. Thu 1266, good

The spot in four facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Best Aug–Nov1 good days in 7

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 Henley Midmar Yacht Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov64, goodwind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF318knside–19°C
Wed 4Nov24, poorwind from the east-south-east, 7 knotsF317knside–25°C
Thu 5Nov80, goodwind from the north-west, 13 knotsF424kncross-off–30°C
Fri 6Nov84, goodwind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF320knside–21°C
Sat 7Nov78, goodwind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF319knside–17°C
Sun 8Nov60, goodwind from the south-south-east, 13 knotsF425knside-on–15°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 2 knotsF18kncross-off–20°C
Tue 10Nov54, fairwind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF316knside–25°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 2 knotsF18knoffnot safe–22°C
Thu 12Nov66, goodwind from the east, 9 knotsF318knside–20°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 Aug–Nov

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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

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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Henley Midmar Yacht Club

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. 1 sailing school or club and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Howick.

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$1,270–US$2,530 each

about US$1,270–US$2,530 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUR, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$899–US$1,870
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$161–US$275
Food7 days eating outabout US$148–US$268
Totalabout US$1,270–US$2,530

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: Howick

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Closest

Howick

about 5 min by car · 23 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 23 places to stay in Howick · Booking.com

About Howick its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$60 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 31h 20m

About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DUR, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 1h 55m by road

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

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