Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: not enough of the right wind, 7 kn gusting 16, offshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 14 knF4
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 25 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- 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 279, good
- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 570, good
- Fri 666, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 937, poor
- Tue 1038, 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 21 °C2 mm shorty
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 | 79, good | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | side | chop | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | cross-off | chop | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | chop | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 70, good | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 18kn | side | chop | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 66, good | wind from the north-east, 12 knotsF4 | 26kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knotsF4 | 28kn | side | chop | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 15kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 37, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 16kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 38, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | offnot safe | flat | 20°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).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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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- Ναυτικός Όμιλος Λακωνίας 43.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Monemvasia
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 21°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 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Mavrovouni.
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$1,140–US$2,200 each
about US$1,140–US$2,200 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 KLX, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$576–US$1,200 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$121–US$208 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$1,140–US$2,200 |
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: Mavrovouni
about 1h 15m by car · 31 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Mavrovouni its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$80 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 20h 50m
About 20h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KLX, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 2h 05m by road
Flights ORD → KLX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.