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View of Stadthaus Ulm from Ulm Minster 04
Ulm, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Seglergemeinschaft Thalfingen e.V.

Sailing spot · Germany

Is it worth the trip?

20Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 12 kn gusting 24, onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 50 out of 100

Wind
ENE 12 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
6°C

Wed 4 · 53 out of 100

Wind
E 12 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
7°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 6 knF2
Gusts
14kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
7°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 3 knF1
Gusts
9kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
4°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SW 4 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NW 1 knF0
Gusts
5kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
–
Air
7°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 1 knF0
Gusts
6kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
5°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 217, poor
  2. Tue 375, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in four facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows out to sea
  • Best Jan–Mar2 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 Seglergemeinschaft Thalfingen e.V.
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov17, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF318knon–7°C
Tue 3Nov75, goodwind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF424knon–6°C
Wed 4Nov79, goodwind from the east, 12 knotsF424knon–7°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east, 6 knotsF214knon–7°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 3 knotsF19knon–4°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 4 knotsF29knoffnot safe–8°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 1 knotF05kncross-off–7°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 1 knotF06knon–5°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east, 5 knotsF212knon–6°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF08knoffnot safe–9°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 Jan–Mar

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 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. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Seglergemeinschaft Thalfingen e.V.

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

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. 1 sailing school or club and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually January, February and March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ulm. Within 5 km we also list 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$1,210–US$2,270 each

about US$1,210–US$2,270 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 MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$497–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$248
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$268–US$443
Food7 days eating outabout US$295–US$550
Totalabout US$1,210–US$2,270

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: Ulm

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Closest

Ulm

about 15 min by car · 87 places to stay

about US$101/nightcountry average

See 87 places to stay in Ulm · Booking.com

About Ulm its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$101 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 16h 10m

About 16h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 2h 30m by road

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

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