Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 14 kn gusting 18, onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 437, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 1 knot | 4kn | offnot safe | flat | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 5kn | side-on | flat | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 37, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots | 18kn | on | chop | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 2 knots | 4kn | side-on | flat | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knots | 5kn | side-on | flat | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 7kn | side | flat | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 6kn | side-on | flat | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 9kn | side | flat | 29°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
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:18 +0.8 mLow 09:47 −0.3 mHigh 14:42 +0.3 mLow 21:22 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:26 +0.8 mLow 11:10 −0.5 mHigh 16:39 +0.3 mLow 22:48 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:26 +0.8 mLow 12:12 −0.7 mHigh 18:17 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Al Sawadi
Known for kitesurfing, 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).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, 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. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.4 km out (1 in 244). The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 32°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. As Suwayq, 38 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Al Sawadi, Oman, بركاء, 1 km. Nearest beds: Seeb, 41 km (about 1h 15m by car). Nearest airport: Muscat International Airport (MCT), 53 km.
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$1,080–US$2,160 each
about US$1,080–US$2,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MCT, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$757–US$1,570 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,080–US$2,160 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 41 km away
No town nearby
As Suwayq, 38 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Al Sawadi, Oman, بركاء, 1 km. Nearest beds: Seeb, 41 km (about 1h 15m by car). Nearest airport: Muscat International Airport (MCT), 53 km.
See places to stay near Seeb, 41 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 24h 30m
About 24h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MCT, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → MCT on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.