Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 10 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 18 out of 100
- Wind
- N 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°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 458, fair
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 827, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–Jan2 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, 7 knotsF3 | 11kn | cross-off | flat | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 58, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 15kn | cross-off | chop | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | cross-off | chop | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 16kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 27, poor | wind from the north, 10 knotsF3 | 23kn | offnot safe | flat | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 22kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°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 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kumkuyu Marina
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, 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 Ayas Mersin.
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$978–US$1,920 each
about US$978–US$1,920 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to COV, estimated from distance and season, changing at IST, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$623–US$1,290 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$154–US$281 |
| Total | about US$978–US$1,920 |
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: Ayas Mersin
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about 15 min by car · 69 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Ayas Mersin its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$54 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 21h 35m
About 21h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → COV, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST), then 1h 50m by road
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