Staying Home Sucks, home

Robbie's

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

70Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: 13 kn gusting 18, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ENE 13 knF4
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
27°C

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Wind
E 10 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
27°C

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Wind
ENE 10 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 48 out of 100

Wind
NNE 8 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 22 out of 100

Wind
SE 7 knF3
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 2 knF1
Gusts
4kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Mon 9 · 51 out of 100

Wind
NNE 8 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
27°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 490, good
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 648, fair
  6. Sat 722, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 951, fair
  9. Tue 1096, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 27 °Cno wetsuit

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 Robbie's
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov100, goodwind from the east-north-east, 11 knotsF415knsidechop27°C
Tue 3Nov100, goodwind from the east-north-east, 13 knotsF418knsidechop27°C
Wed 4Nov90, goodwind from the east, 10 knotsF313knsidechop27°C
Thu 5Nov88, goodwind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF313knsideflat27°C
Fri 6Nov48, fairwind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF312knoffnot safeflat27°C
Sat 7Nov22, poorwind from the south-east, 7 knotsF310knside-onflat27°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 2 knotsF14knside-onflat27°C
Mon 9Nov51, fairwind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF312knoffnot safeflat27°C
Tue 10Nov96, goodwind from the north-north-east, 14 knotsF426kncross-offchop25°C
Wed 11Nov100, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knotsF421knsidechop25°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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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.

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About Robbie's

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

Water about 27°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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. 7 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Islamorada, 8 km (about 15 min by car). Nearest airport: Miami International Airport (MIA), 109 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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$698–US$1,310 each

about US$698–US$1,310 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MDW to MIA, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$201–US$416
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Totalabout US$698–US$1,310

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 8 km away

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No town nearby

Nearest beds: Islamorada, 8 km (about 15 min by car). Nearest airport: Miami International Airport (MIA), 109 km.

See places to stay near Islamorada, 8 km away · Booking.com

Getting there: about 7h 05m

About 7h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MIA, direct, then 2h 10m by road

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

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