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ATCL Sailing Club

Sailing spot · Lebanon

Is it worth the trip?

54Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 43 out of 100

Wind
SW 5 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
24°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 2 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
23°C

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
SSW 7 knF3
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
21°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
WSW 6 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
19°C

Sat 7 · 22 out of 100

Wind
SW 4 knF2
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
19°C

Sun 8 · 26 out of 100

Wind
W 5 knF2
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
17°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSW 0 knF0
Gusts
16kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
17°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 250, fair
  2. Tue 343, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 733, poor
  7. Sun 848, fair
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 1150, fair

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWopen to the NW
  • Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SEblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Jul–Sep7 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at ATCL Sailing Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov50, fairwind from the north, 5 knotsF28knside-onflat25°C
Tue 3Nov43, poorwind from the south-west, 5 knotsF28knsideflat24°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 2 knotsF16knsideflat23°C
Thu 5Nov100, goodwind from the south-south-west, 7 knotsF310knside0.8 mwaves21°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodwind from the west-south-west, 6 knotsF29knside0.8 mwaves19°C
Sat 7Nov33, poorwind from the south-west, 4 knotsF211knsidechop19°C
Sun 8Nov48, fairwind from the west, 5 knotsF214knside-on0.8 mwaves17°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 0 knotsF016kncross-off0.9 mwaves17°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF212knoffnot safechop19°C
Wed 11Nov50, fairwind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF210knsidechop19°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 03:25 +0.1 mLow 10:39 −0.1 mHigh 17:39 +0.1 mLow 22:50 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:25 +0.1 mLow 12:01 −0.1 mHigh 18:39 +0.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 00:20 −0.1 mHigh 06:41 +0.1 mLow 12:55 −0.1 mHigh 19:21 +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 Jul–Sep

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 ATCL Sailing Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 24°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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). 1 sailing school or club and 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Jounieh. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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$1,110–US$2,160 each

about US$1,110–US$2,160 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BEY, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$637–US$1,330
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$87
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$329
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,160

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: Jounieh

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Closest

Jounieh

about 5 min by car · 28 places to stay

See 28 places to stay in Jounieh · Booking.com

About Jounieh 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 20h 55m

About 20h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BEY, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 45 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.