Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 10: 12 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore
Wed 4 · 25 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Tue 10 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 330, poor
- Wed 425, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 625, poor
- Sat 793, good
- Sun 893, good
- Mon 993, good
- Tue 1096, good
- Wed 1196, good
- Thu 1256, fair
The spot in three facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 30, poor | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 12kn | side | – | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 10kn | side-on | – | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 6 knotsF2 | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 12kn | offnot safe | – | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | offnot safe | – | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knotsF4 | 21kn | offnot safe | – | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 93, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knotsF4 | 26kn | offnot safe | – | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 96, good | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | cross-off | – | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 96, good | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 15kn | cross-off | – | 22°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 56, fair | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 13kn | side | – | 23°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).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec5of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Chevron Empire
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).
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. 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The town to stay in is Buras.
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$966–US$1,740 each
about US$966–US$1,740 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 MSY, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$168–US$349 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$966–US$1,740 |
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: Buras
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about 10 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Buras its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Buras, 4 km. We have not checked places to stay in Buras yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Grand Isle, 45 km away (about 1h 20m by car). Search before you plan on staying there.
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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 6h 10m
About 6h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MSY, direct, then 2h by road
Flights MDW → MSY on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.