Is it worth the trip?
33Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 14 kn gusting 17, side-shore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- N 12 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 71 out of 100
- Wind
- N 14 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°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 40, poor
- Thu 550, fair
- Fri 671, good
- Sat 746, fair
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1064, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jul6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 10kn | side-on | chop | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 7kn | cross-off | chop | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 3kn | side | chop | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 50, fair | wind from the north, 12 knots | 15kn | cross-off | chop | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 71, good | wind from the north, 14 knots | 17kn | side | chop | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 46, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots | 14kn | side | chop | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 2 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 6kn | side-on | chop | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 64, good | wind from the north, 13 knots | 17kn | cross-off | chop | 23°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 05:46 +0.7 mLow 12:27 −0.5 mHigh 18:50 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:41 −0.4 mHigh 07:12 +0.7 mLow 13:55 −0.6 mHigh 20:10 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:08 −0.5 mHigh 08:24 +0.8 mLow 15:00 −0.7 mHigh 21:10 +0.6 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.
Best time to go
best in Jul
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Dakhla Lagoon South
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually July, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Aargub.
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$770–US$1,500 each
about US$770–US$1,500 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, 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 VIL, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$985 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$127–US$214 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$147–US$268 |
| Total | about US$770–US$1,500 |
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: El Aargub
about 10 min by car
About El Aargub its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: El Aargub, 6 km. We have not checked places to stay in El Aargub yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Dakhla, 7 km away (about 15 min by car). Search before you plan on staying there.
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 19h 45m
About 19h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → VIL, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → VIL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.