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River Towy Yacht Club

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 13 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 76 out of 100

Wind
ENE 13 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
11°C

Thu 5 · 69 out of 100

Wind
E 12 knF4
Gusts
21kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 6 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NNE 6 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
10°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 1 knF0
Gusts
4kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
9°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 7 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
8°C

Tue 10 · 43 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
9°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 362, good
  2. Wed 486, good
  3. Thu 569, good
  4. Fri 60, poor
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 80, poor
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 1043, poor
  9. Wed 1187, good
  10. Thu 1286, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Feb, Dec5 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 River Towy Yacht Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Tue 3Nov62, goodwind from the north-east, 11 knotsF420knoffnot safeflat11°C
Wed 4Nov86, goodwind from the east-north-east, 13 knotsF422kncross-offchop11°C
Thu 5Nov69, goodwind from the east, 12 knotsF421kncross-offchop9°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 6 knotsF29knoffnot safeflat11°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 6 knotsF29knoffnot safeflat10°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 1 knotF04knoffnot safeflat9°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF312knoffnot safeflat8°C
Tue 10Nov43, poorwind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF318knoffnot safechop9°C
Wed 11Nov87, goodwind from the north-north-east, 15 knotsF425knoffnot safechop9°C
Thu 12Nov86, goodwind from the north, 16 knotsF426knoffnot safechop6°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 00:17 +2.0 mLow 06:33 −2.0 mHigh 12:53 +2.3 mLow 19:26 −2.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 01:38 +2.1 mLow 07:57 −2.1 mHigh 14:10 +2.5 mLow 20:40 −2.5 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 02:48 +2.4 mLow 09:05 −2.5 mHigh 15:13 +2.8 mLow 21:38 −2.9 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, Dec

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

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

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Photos of River Towy Yacht Club

Ferryside beach
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About River Towy Yacht Club

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

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually February and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in May and June, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kidwelly.

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$1,160–US$2,170 each

about US$1,160–US$2,170 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$878
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$235
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$282–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,160–US$2,170

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: Kidwelly

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Kidwelly

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Kidwelly · Booking.com

About Kidwelly 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 16h

About 16h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DUB, direct, then 4h 10m by road

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

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