Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 17 kn gusting 26, side-onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 16 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 13 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 73 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 28°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 677, good
- Sat 7100, good
- Sun 873, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 13 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | chop | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 20kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 13 knots | 19kn | offnot safe | chop | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 7 knots | 11kn | cross-off | chop | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 77, good | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 21kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 17 knots | 26kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 73, good | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 22kn | side-on | chop | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 12kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knots | 9kn | cross-off | chop | 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
- Sun 1 NovLow 04:48 −0.1 mHigh 14:44 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:49 −0.1 mHigh 15:16 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:04 −0.0 mHigh 15:37 +0.1 mLow 23:12 +0.0 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 Saba
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 29°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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Upper Hell's Gate. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 9 dive sites.
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$1,070–US$1,960 each
about US$1,070–US$1,960 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 SXM, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$288–US$603 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$295–US$489 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$328–US$610 |
| Total | about US$1,070–US$1,960 |
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: Upper Hell's Gate
4 min by car · 5 places to stay
About Upper Hell's Gate 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 9h 55m
About 9h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SXM, direct, then 1h 10m by road
Flights ORD → SXM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.