Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 10 kn gusting 22, side-shore
Tue 3 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 9°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 40 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Fri 6 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- S 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 36 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 383, good
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 559, fair
- Fri 692, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 875, good
- Mon 946, fair
- Tue 1011, poor
- Wed 1172, good
- Thu 1236, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Best Sep–Nov4 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 | 83, good | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | side | – | 9°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side | – | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 59, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | cross-off | – | 5°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 92, good | wind from the south, 10 knotsF3 | 22kn | side | – | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | side | – | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 75, good | wind from the north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 22kn | side-on | – | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 46, fair | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | cross-off | – | 5°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 20kn | side-on | – | 4°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 72, good | wind from the south, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | side | – | 8°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 36, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 16kn | cross-off | – | 11°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 Sep–Nov
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec2of 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 Zig Zag Yacht Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. 1 sailing school or club and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually September, October and November, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Pye's Landing, Kenora, 3 km. Nearest beds: Kenora, 23 km (about 45 min by car). Nearest airport: Kenora Airport (YQK), 33 km.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 23 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Pye's Landing, Kenora, 3 km. Nearest beds: Kenora, 23 km (about 45 min by car). Nearest airport: Kenora Airport (YQK), 33 km.
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