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Cardiff Sailing Centre, UK

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About Cardiff Sailing Centre

Known for sailing and windsurfing, 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). Facts: verified.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing and windsurfing, 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. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 167). The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually April and May, with about 3 good days in 7; in July, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cardiff. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CWL, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 7 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Cardiff Sailing Centre.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Cardiff Sailing Centre on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 9 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct25F418knsideflat
Mon 19Oct0F420knside-onflat
Tue 20Oct0F211kncross-offflat
Wed 21Oct0F631knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct61F313knsidechop
Fri 23Oct0F647knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct0F319knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct0F527knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0F534kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Tue 27Oct0F423kncross-off1.3 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

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

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 16h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 20 kn gusting 38, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Cardiff Bay Yacht Club

    8 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 27 kn gusting 59, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 24, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CWL, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 16h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £935–£1,770 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £385–£800
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £250–£420
  • Food £240–£445

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