Staying Home Sucks, home

Port Ghalib

Harbour: bring your own boat · Egypt

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: 11 kn gusting 16, cross-offshore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

Wind
NNW 16 knF4
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
32°C

Wed 4 · 47 out of 100

Wind
NW 17 knF5
Gusts
25kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Thu 5 · 72 out of 100

Wind
NNW 15 knF4
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
29°C

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
NW 11 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
28°C

Sat 7 · 59 out of 100

Wind
NE 13 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
N 13 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
25°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NW 15 knF4
Gusts
23kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
chop
Air
26°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 286, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 496, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 8100, good
  8. Mon 948, fair
  9. Tue 1098, good
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Eopen to the E
  • Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
  • Avoid: Wblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Port Ghalib
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov86, goodwind from the north-north-east, 10 knotsF317knside-onflat31°C
Tue 3Nov100, goodwind from the north-north-west, 16 knotsF425knsideflat32°C
Wed 4Nov96, goodwind from the north-west, 17 knotsF525kncross-offchop29°C
Thu 5Nov100, goodwind from the north-north-west, 15 knotsF425knsidechop29°C
Fri 6Nov94, goodwind from the north-west, 11 knotsF416kncross-offchop28°C
Sat 7Nov83, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knotsF423knside-onchop27°C
Sun 8Nov100, goodwind from the north, 13 knotsF424knsidechop25°C
Mon 9Nov48, fairwind from the north-west, 15 knotsF423kncross-offchop26°C
Tue 10Nov98, goodwind from the north-north-west, 15 knotsF424knside0.8 mwaves26°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 17 knotsF527kncross-off0.8 mwaves25°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 Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 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 Port Ghalib

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

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A harbour, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Ghalib. Within 5 km we also list 7 dive sites.

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$805–US$1,630 each

about US$805–US$1,630 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 RMF, estimated from distance and season, changing at ZRH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$678–US$1,410
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$27–US$40
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$47–US$81
Food7 days eating outabout US$54–US$101
Totalabout US$805–US$1,630

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: Port Ghalib

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Closest

Port Ghalib

about 5 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$20/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in Port Ghalib · Booking.com

About Port Ghalib its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$20 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 21h 30m

About 21h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RMF, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH), then 25 min by road

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