Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 8 kn gusting 20, offshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Wed 4 · 13 out of 100
- Wind
- N 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- N 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- N 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 341, poor
- Wed 452, fair
- Thu 548, fair
- Fri 622, poor
- Sat 734, poor
- Sun 847, fair
- Mon 946, fair
- Tue 1031, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jun, Aug–Sep3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 34°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 41, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | flat | 32°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 52, fair | wind from the north, 10 knotsF3 | 23kn | offnot safe | flat | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knotsF3 | 25kn | offnot safe | flat | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 22, poor | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 34, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | flat | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 47, fair | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | offnot safe | flat | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 46, fair | wind from the north, 10 knotsF3 | 22kn | offnot safe | chop | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, poor | wind from the north, 11 knotsF4 | 25kn | offnot safe | chop | 22°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
best Jun, Aug–Sep
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Eilat Marina
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).
Water about 25°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 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. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually June, August and September, with about 3 good days in 7; in November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Aqaba. Within 5 km we also list 8 dive sites.
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$1,100–US$2,140 each
about US$1,100–US$2,140 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to AQJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$657–US$1,370 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,100–US$2,140 |
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: Aqaba
about 10 min by car · 142 places to stay
About Aqaba 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 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 21h 10m
About 21h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → AQJ, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 30 min by road
Flights ORD → AQJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.