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Mathew Town Port

Sailing spot · Bahamas

Is it worth the trip?

43Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 10 kn gusting 17, side-onshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SW 3 knF1
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NW 2 knF1
Gusts
3kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 50 out of 100

Wind
NW 8 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Wind
NW 10 knF3
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Wind
NNW 8 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 knF1
Gusts
5kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Mon 9 · 20 out of 100

Wind
ENE 7 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
chop
Air
29°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 244, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 560, good
  5. Fri 687, good
  6. Sat 763, good
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 920, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Jul–Aug, Nov–Dec6 good days in 7

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 Mathew Town Port
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov44, poorwind from the east, 10 knotsF316knoffnot safechop29°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 3 knotsF16knside-onchop29°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 2 knotsF13knside-onchop29°C
Thu 5Nov60, goodwind from the north-west, 8 knotsF314knside-onflat28°C
Fri 6Nov87, goodwind from the north-west, 10 knotsF317knside-onchop29°C
Sat 7Nov63, goodwind from the north-north-west, 8 knotsF316knsidechop29°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF15knoffnot safechop30°C
Mon 9Nov20, poorwind from the east-north-east, 7 knotsF312knoffnot safechop29°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF28knoffnot safeflat29°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 7 knotsF311knoffnot safeflat28°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 Jul–Aug, Nov–Dec

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mathew Town Port

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 29°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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually July, August, November and December, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Matthew Town.

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$1,110–US$2,030 each

about US$1,110–US$2,030 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PLS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$242–US$503
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$168–US$275
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$550
Food7 days eating outabout US$376–US$698
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,030

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: Matthew Town

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Closest

Matthew Town

about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Matthew Town · Booking.com

About Matthew Town its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Matthew Town, 1 km. We have not checked places to stay in Matthew Town yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Providenciales, 173 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

About US$121 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 10h 55m

About 10h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PLS, direct, then 3h 15m by road

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