Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 9 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Wed 4 · 20 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 34°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 37°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 39°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 37°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 33°C
Mon 9 · 39 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 35°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 429, poor
- Thu 553, fair
- Fri 657, fair
- Sat 721, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 939, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 15kn | side-on | chop | 32°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | cross-off | chop | 32°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, poor | wind from the north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | on | chop | 34°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 53, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | side | chop | 37°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 57, fair | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 18kn | side | chop | 39°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 21, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knotsF3 | 18kn | side-on | flat | 37°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | side-on | flat | 33°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 39, poor | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 21kn | offnot safe | flat | 35°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | cross-off | flat | 35°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).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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 Niodior
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 19°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Keur Babakar Toumbou, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Bégué Lodge, Arrondissement de Niodior, 5 km. Nearest beds: Sokone, 39 km (about 1h 10m by car). Nearest airport: Banjul International Airport (BJL), 58 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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$697–US$1,390 each
about US$697–US$1,390 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 DSS, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$502–US$1,050 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Total | about US$697–US$1,390 |
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 39 km away
No town nearby
Keur Babakar Toumbou, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Bégué Lodge, Arrondissement de Niodior, 5 km. Nearest beds: Sokone, 39 km (about 1h 10m by car). Nearest airport: Banjul International Airport (BJL), 58 km.
See places to stay near Sokone, 39 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 19h 15m
About 19h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DSS, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 2h by road
Flights ORD → DSS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.