Academia de Deportes Náuticos
Sailing spot · Cuba
Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 19, side-shore, Water: flat
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°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 832, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1073, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Feb–Mar5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 6kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 8kn | offnot safe | flat | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 2 knotsF1 | 5kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knotsF1 | 5kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 32, poor | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | side | flat | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | offnot safe | flat | 31°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 73, good | wind from the north, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | offnot safe | flat | 27°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 NovHigh 02:01 +0.1 mLow 08:27 −0.1 mHigh 15:13 +0.1 mLow 21:01 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:36 +0.1 mLow 09:41 −0.1 mHigh 16:08 +0.1 mLow 22:07 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:49 +0.1 mLow 10:43 −0.0 mHigh 16:54 +0.1 mLow 23:03 −0.1 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 Feb–Mar
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec4of 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.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Academia de Deportes Náuticos
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.5 km out (1 in 455). The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and March, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Coloma. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.
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$737–US$1,360 each
about US$737–US$1,360 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 MDW to HAV, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$214–US$442 |
| 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$737–US$1,360 |
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: La Coloma
1 min by car
About La Coloma its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: La Coloma, 0 km. We have not checked places to stay in La Coloma yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Viñales, 44 km away (about 1h 20m 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 13h
About 13h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → HAV, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 2h 50m by road
Flights MDW → HAV on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.