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Marina Chapelín

Sailing spot · Cuba

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

Wind
ESE 8 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Wed 4 · 50 out of 100

Wind
NNE 5 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
26°C

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
NE 8 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
NE 9 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ENE 7 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ENE 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Mon 9 · 56 out of 100

Wind
E 6 knF2
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 250, fair
  2. Tue 369, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 8100, good
  8. Mon 973, good
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEopen to the SE
  • Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NWblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Marina Chapelín
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov50, fairwind from the east, 5 knotsF28knside-onflat27°C
Tue 3Nov69, goodwind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF312knonflat27°C
Wed 4Nov100, goodwind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF28knsideflat26°C
Thu 5Nov100, goodwind from the north-east, 8 knotsF311knsideflat27°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodwind from the north-east, 9 knotsF313knsideflat27°C
Sat 7Nov100, goodwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF311knsideflat28°C
Sun 8Nov100, goodwind from the east-north-east, 6 knotsF212knside-onflat27°C
Mon 9Nov73, goodwind from the east, 6 knotsF212knside-onflat27°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 18 knotsF524knsidechop26°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 19 knotsF525knsidechop26°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

No month stands out

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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 and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Marina Chapelín

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 28°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 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 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest beds: Varadero, 8 km (about 15 min by car). Nearest airport: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA), 31 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$530–US$1,020 each

about US$530–US$1,020 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EYW, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$429
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Totalabout US$530–US$1,020

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 8 km away

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No town nearby

Nearest beds: Varadero, 8 km (about 15 min by car). Nearest airport: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA), 31 km.

See places to stay near Varadero, 8 km away · Booking.com

Getting there: about 8h 25m

About 8h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EYW, direct, then 3h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.