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Al Barsha, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: calldrop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Champion Yachts

Sailing spot · United Arab Emirates

Is it worth the trip?

42Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 10 kn gusting 19, side-onshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 43 out of 100

Wind
W 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
32°C

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Wind
W 10 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
33°C

Thu 5 · 24 out of 100

Wind
WNW 8 knF3
Gusts
15kn
Shore
on
Water
chop
Air
33°C

Fri 6 · 43 out of 100

Wind
NNW 9 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
34°C

Sat 7 · 50 out of 100

Wind
NNW 10 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
35°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 4 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
33°C

Mon 9 · 26 out of 100

Wind
NW 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
32°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 352, fair
  3. Wed 492, good
  4. Thu 524, poor
  5. Fri 643, poor
  6. Sat 750, fair
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 926, poor
  9. Tue 1022, poor

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 29 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Apr–Jun5 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 Champion Yachts
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov84, goodwind from the north-west, 10 knotsF319knonflat32°C
Tue 3Nov52, fairwind from the west, 8 knotsF316knonchop32°C
Wed 4Nov92, goodwind from the west, 10 knotsF319knside-onchop33°C
Thu 5Nov24, poorwind from the west-north-west, 8 knotsF315knonchop33°C
Fri 6Nov43, poorwind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF317knside-onflat34°C
Sat 7Nov50, fairwind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF318knside-onflat35°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF210knoffnot safeflat33°C
Mon 9Nov26, poorwind from the north-west, 8 knotsF316knonflat32°C
Tue 10Nov22, poorwind from the west-north-west, 8 knotsF315knonchop31°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 06:32 +0.2 mLow 10:41 −0.0 mHigh 17:21 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 01:03 −0.7 mHigh 07:50 +0.2 mLow 12:37 −0.0 mHigh 18:43 +0.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 02:14 −0.6 mHigh 08:54 +0.3 mLow 14:31 −0.1 mHigh 20:09 +0.5 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 Apr–Jun

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. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More sailing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Champion Yachts

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 29°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 very gently: 10 m deep about 3.8 km out (1 in 385). The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 34°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually April, May and June, with about 5 good days in 7; in November and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Al Barsha.

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$1,250–US$2,450 each

about US$1,250–US$2,450 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 ORD to DXB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$744–US$1,540
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Totalabout US$1,250–US$2,450

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: Al Barsha

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Closest

Al Barsha

about 15 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Al Barsha · Booking.com

About Al Barsha its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 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 20h 10m

About 20h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DXB, direct, then 50 min by road

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