Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 9 kn gusting 20, side-shore
Tue 3 · 35 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 33°C
Wed 4 · 40 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 33°C
Thu 5 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 33°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 34°C
Sat 7 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 34°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 31°C
Mon 9 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 241, poor
- Tue 352, fair
- Wed 460, good
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 637, poor
- Sat 758, fair
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 938, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 1146, fair
The spot in four facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Best Sep–Nov1 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 | 41, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | cross-off | – | 33°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 52, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | offnot safe | – | 33°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 60, good | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | side | – | 33°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 19kn | side | – | 33°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 37, poor | wind from the north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | side | – | 34°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 58, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | side | – | 34°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 15kn | offnot safe | – | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 38, poor | wind from the north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knotsF2 | 15kn | offnot safe | – | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 46, fair | wind from the north, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | cross-off | – | 29°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 Sep–Nov
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Espaço Náutico Marine Club
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).
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. For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually September, October and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Marahú.
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$804–US$1,540 each
about US$804–US$1,540 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 MDW to BEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$442–US$911 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Total | about US$804–US$1,540 |
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: Marahú
about 1h 20m by car · 8 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Marahú its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 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 16h 25m
About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BEL, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 30 min by road
Flights MDW → BEL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.