Escuela de Vela
Sailing spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 11 kn gusting 24, side-shore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 0 knF0
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 0 knF0
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 51 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 41 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 877, good
- Mon 948, fair
- Tue 1021, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–Jan2 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knotsF1 | 8kn | side | chop | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 8kn | side | chop | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 2 knotsF1 | 8kn | side | chop | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF0 | 6kn | on | chop | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 0 knotsF0 | 5kn | on | chop | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 0 knotsF0 | 5kn | on | chop | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 77, good | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | side | chop | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 48, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 29kn | side | chop | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 21, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 21kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 20°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 NovLow 00:10 −0.4 mHigh 06:41 +0.6 mLow 13:27 −0.5 mHigh 19:50 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:45 −0.4 mHigh 08:06 +0.6 mLow 14:49 −0.6 mHigh 21:06 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:05 −0.4 mHigh 09:18 +0.7 mLow 15:51 −0.7 mHigh 22:04 +0.6 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 Dec–Jan
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Escuela de Vela
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 23°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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 10). The sea is about 20°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually January and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in June and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Los Cristianos. Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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$931–US$1,790 each
about US$931–US$1,790 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 TFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$945 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$931–US$1,790 |
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: Los Cristianos
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about 5 min by car · 183 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Los Cristianos 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 18h 10m
About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TFS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 35 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.