Sunfish Beach, United States
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Minnesott Beach, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EWN (EWN), 25 km.
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About Sunfish Beach
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored. Facts: verified.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. For sailing at expert level the best months are usually March and April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Minnesott Beach, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EWN (EWN), 25 km.
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From Chicago: about 6 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ILM, direct.
See flights ORD → ILM · Skyscanner from about £135 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Sunfish Beach.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Minnesott Beach, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: EWN (EWN), 25 km.
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Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: 13 kn gusting 21.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 76, good | wind from the north, 13 knotsF4 | 21kn | – | – |
| Mon 19Oct | 76, good | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knotsF4 | 24kn | – | – |
| Tue 20Oct | 42, fair | wind from the north, 9 knotsF3 | 15kn | – | – |
| Wed 21Oct | 34, poor | wind from the north, 9 knotsF3 | 14kn | – | – |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 11kn | – | – |
| Fri 23Oct | 50, good | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | – | – |
| Sat 24Oct | 76, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 20kn | – | – |
| Sun 25Oct | 73, good | wind from the north-east, 14 knotsF4 | 23kn | – | – |
| Mon 26Oct | 60, good | wind from the north, 11 knotsF4 | 16kn | – | – |
| Tue 27Oct | 76, good | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knotsF4 | 20kn | – | – |
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).
- Jan2of 7
- Feb2of 7
- Mar3of 7
- Apr3of 7
- May2of 7
- Jun1of 7
- Jul1of 7
- Aug1of 7
- Sep1of 7
- Oct2of 7
- Nov2of 7
- 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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to ILM, then 2h 30 by road. About 6h 45 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSail Sunfish Beach
9 kn gusting 15.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 14.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 11.
- Fri 23 OctSail Sunfish Beach
11 kn gusting 15.
- Sat 24 OctSail Sunfish Beach
12 kn gusting 20.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to ILM, then 2h 30 by road. About 6h 45 door to door
Rough cost
About £545–£1,020 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £135–£285
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £115–£190
- Food £260–£480
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