Academia de Velas Marcelo Salado
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 11, side-onshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 0 knF0
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 28°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 822, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1093, good
- Wed 1193, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 28 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knotsF2 | 10kn | cross-off | chop | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | cross-off | flat | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 3 knotsF1 | 6kn | offnot safe | flat | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 8kn | cross-off | flat | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 9kn | cross-off | flat | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 0 knotsF0 | 6kn | offnot safe | flat | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 22, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | side-on | flat | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 18kn | on | chop | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knotsF4 | 22kn | on | chop | 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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:28 +0.3 mLow 08:36 −0.2 mHigh 14:55 +0.3 mLow 21:02 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:37 +0.3 mLow 09:37 −0.2 mHigh 16:00 +0.3 mLow 22:09 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 04:43 +0.3 mLow 10:37 −0.2 mHigh 17:01 +0.3 mLow 23:11 −0.3 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
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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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the place in full, sources, credits
About Academia de Velas Marcelo Salado
Known for sailing, 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 sailing, 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 12.5 km out (1 in 1250). 1 sailing school or club within 10 km. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Caibarién.
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$738–US$1,360 each
about US$738–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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to VRA, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$215–US$443 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$738–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: Caibarién
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about 5 min by car · 17 places to stay
About Caibarién 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 14h
About 14h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → VRA, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 3h 55m by road
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