Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 5 kn gusting 11, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 32°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 32°C
Thu 5 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 33°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 37°C
Sat 7 · 23 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 33°C
Sun 8 · 52 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 32°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 35°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 350, fair
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 540, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 878, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1059, fair
- Wed 1168, good
The spot in four facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Best in Jun6 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 north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | cross-off | – | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 50, fair | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | side | – | 32°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | wind from the west, 7 knotsF3 | 16kn | side-on | – | 32°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 40, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | side | – | 33°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | – | 37°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 13kn | side-on | – | 33°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 78, good | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 11kn | side-on | – | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | – | 35°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 59, fair | wind from the west, 6 knotsF2 | 18kn | side-on | – | 32°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 68, good | wind from the west, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | side-on | – | 31°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 in Jun
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
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 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 place in full, sources, credits
About Hitou
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 beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Campement alouga niomoune casamance senegal, Niomoune, 5 km. Nearest beds: Cap Skirring, 26 km (about 45 min by car). Nearest airport: Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), 25 km.
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$703–US$1,400 each
about US$703–US$1,400 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 BJL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$509–US$1,060 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Total | about US$703–US$1,400 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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: nearest beds 26 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Campement alouga niomoune casamance senegal, Niomoune, 5 km. Nearest beds: Cap Skirring, 26 km (about 45 min by car). Nearest airport: Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), 25 km.
See places to stay near Cap Skirring, 26 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 21h 20m
About 21h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BJL, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 45m by road
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