Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 35°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 36°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 35°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 35°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, 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 Eopen to the E
- Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
- Avoid: Wblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knots | 10kn | cross-off | flat | 35°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 7kn | side | flat | 35°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 10kn | side | flat | 36°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 8kn | side-on | flat | 35°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knots | 9kn | on | flat | 32°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 8kn | side-on | flat | 35°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 6kn | side | flat | 32°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 2 knots | 11kn | cross-off | chop | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 14kn | cross-off | chop | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 12kn | side | chop | 32°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:28 −0.3 mHigh 11:54 +0.0 mLow 18:10 −0.2 mHigh 23:47 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:42 −0.3 mHigh 13:17 +0.0 mLow 19:30 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:34 +0.0 mLow 07:53 −0.2 mHigh 14:26 +0.1 mLow 20:39 −0.2 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 Rabigh
Known for kitesurfing, 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).
Water about 30°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 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 450 m out (1 in 44). The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 32°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Rābigh.
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$1,230–US$2,390 each
about US$1,230–US$2,390 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 JED, estimated from distance and season, changing at LHR, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$710–US$1,470 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,390 |
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: Rābigh
24 min by car · 4 places to stay
About Rābigh its beds, food and every spot near it
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 24h 30m
About 24h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JED, changing at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), then 2h 40m by road
Flights ORD → JED on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.