Is it worth the trip?
41Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 6 kn gusting 14, side-shore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- W 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Thu 5 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 33°C
Fri 6 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 367, good
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 796, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 967, good
- Tue 1054, fair
- Wed 1167, good
- Thu 1233, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Oct–Jan5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 67, good | wind from the north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 17kn | side | flat | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | wind from the west, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | side | chop | 32°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 11kn | side | chop | 33°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 14kn | side | chop | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | chop | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 67, good | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF2 | 15kn | side | chop | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 54, fair | wind from the north, 9 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | chop | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 67, good | wind from the north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 15kn | side | chop | 27°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 33, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 16kn | side | chop | 27°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–Jan
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec5of 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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the spot and its town
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More sailing near here
3 places
- AMT Marine 14.9 km away
- Runaway Bay Marina 17.2 km away
- Marine Rescue Southport 23.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Horizon Shores
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).
Water about 24°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 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. It is sheltered to the open sea. 4 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually January, October, November and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in April, May and June, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Southport.
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$1,720–US$3,290 each
about US$1,720–US$3,290 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$892–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,290 |
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: Southport
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about 45 min by car · 42 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Southport its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 27h 20m
About 27h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 10m by road
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