Staying Home Sucks, home

Barefoot Marina

Sailing spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: 11 kn gusting 14, side-onshore, Water: waves 0.8 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
E 11 knF4
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
22°C

Wed 4 · 59 out of 100

Wind
E 8 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
22°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
N 4 knF2
Gusts
6kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
22°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
S 11 knF4
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
22°C

Sat 7 · 29 out of 100

Wind
S 8 knF3
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
21°C

Sun 8 · 54 out of 100

Wind
ESE 8 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
21°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
S 7 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
21°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 459, fair
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 729, poor
  7. Sun 854, fair
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 1096, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

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 Barefoot Marina
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov100, goodwind from the east-north-east, 11 knotsF414knside1.1 mwaves21°C
Tue 3Nov99, goodwind from the east, 11 knotsF414knside-on1.0 mwaves22°C
Wed 4Nov59, fairwind from the east, 8 knotsF311knside-on0.8 mwaves22°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the north, 4 knotsF26knoffnot safechop22°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodwind from the south, 11 knotsF414knside-on0.8 mwaves22°C
Sat 7Nov29, poorwind from the south, 8 knotsF310knside-onchop21°C
Sun 8Nov54, fairwind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF311knside-onchop21°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south, 7 knotsF314knside-onchop21°C
Tue 10Nov96, goodwind from the west, 12 knotsF417kncross-offchop18°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

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).

  1. Jan4of 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. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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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About

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About Barefoot Marina

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

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is North Myrtle Beach. 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$851–US$1,550 each

about US$851–US$1,550 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MYR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$328
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$851–US$1,550

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: North Myrtle Beach

Closest

North Myrtle Beach

about 15 min by car · 99 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 99 places to stay in North Myrtle Beach · Booking.com

About North Myrtle Beach its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. 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 4h 40m

About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MYR, direct, then 40 min by road

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