Is it worth the trip?
88Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 11 kn gusting 18, side-onshore, Water: chop
Wed 4 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 92 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 18 knF5
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 97 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Tue 10 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 394, good
- Wed 494, good
- Thu 590, good
- Fri 692, good
- Sat 775, good
- Sun 897, good
- Mon 999, good
- Tue 1081, good
- Wed 1194, good
- Thu 1227, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
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 | 94, good | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 15kn | cross-off | chop | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 94, good | wind from the north-north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 14kn | cross-off | chop | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 90, good | wind from the west-south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 21kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 92, good | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knotsF4 | 19kn | offnot safe | chop | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 75, good | wind from the south-south-west, 18 knotsF5 | 25kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 97, good | wind from the south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 99, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 18kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 81, good | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 11kn | on | chop | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 94, good | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 18kn | cross-off | chop | 15°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 27, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 20 knotsF5 | 25kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:57 +0.5 mLow 12:19 −0.2 mHigh 18:13 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:18 −0.4 mHigh 07:28 +0.3 mLow 12:57 −0.2 mHigh 19:07 +0.2 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:50 −0.2 mHigh 07:43 +0.2 mLow 13:39 −0.2 mHigh 21:28 +0.1 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
No month stands out
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
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 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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About Rhyll Yacht Club
Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.6 km out (1 in 357). 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Rhyll.
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$1,780–US$3,440 each
about US$1,780–US$3,440 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 MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| 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$1,780–US$3,440 |
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: Rhyll
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about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Rhyll 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 29h 50m
About 29h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h by road
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