Is it worth the trip?
17Poor out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- S 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 20 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 267, good
- Tue 333, poor
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 533, poor
- Fri 666, good
- Sat 783, good
- Sun 867, good
- Mon 947, fair
- Tue 1054, fair
- Wed 1133, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Best Mar, Sep7 good days in 7
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 | 67, good | wind from the south, 5 knotsF2 | 17kn | side | – | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 33, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | side-on | – | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | wind from the south, 6 knotsF2 | 17kn | side | – | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 33, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 17kn | side | – | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 66, good | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 17kn | side | – | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 83, good | wind from the south, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side | – | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 67, good | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 17kn | side | – | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 47, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 16kn | side | – | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 54, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | side | – | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 33, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knotsF2 | 16kn | side | – | 28°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 Mar, Sep
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
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 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 Ponton BBr
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).
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. 1 sailing school or club and 2 boat hire places within 10 km. For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually March and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 5. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Abidjan.
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$1,050–US$2,030 each
about US$1,050–US$2,030 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to ABJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$604–US$1,250 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$1,050–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: Abidjan
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about 5 min by car · 26 places to stay
About Abidjan its beds, food and every spot near it
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 19h 45m
About 19h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ABJ, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 25 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.