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Port Fairy Yacht Club, Australia

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About Port Fairy Yacht Club

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 79). The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Fairy. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 30 from the airport to Port Fairy Yacht Club.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Port Fairy Yacht Club on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 12 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct19F316knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct67F424knsidechop
Tue 20Oct31F424kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct0F212kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct41F317kncross-off1.0 mwaves
Fri 23Oct76F423kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Sat 24Oct61F427knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Sun 25Oct72F427knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct72F424knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves
Tue 27Oct0F640knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves
Wed 28Oct0––––

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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug5of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 4h 30 by road. About 32h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Sail Port Fairy Yacht Club

    9 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Sail Port Fairy Yacht Club

    12 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Sail Port Fairy Yacht Club

    14 kn gusting 27, offshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 4h 30 by road. About 32h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,485–£2,875 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 £855–£1,780
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Port Fairy

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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