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Port New Providence Canal

Sailing spot · Bahamas

Is it worth the trip?

71Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: 14 kn gusting 18, side-shore, Water: chop

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
ENE 14 knF4
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
ENE 13 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
28°C

Thu 5 · 54 out of 100

Wind
N 10 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
28°C

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
N 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 69 out of 100

Wind
NNW 11 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 6 knF2
Gusts
10kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
27°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 2 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 554, fair
  5. Fri 677, good
  6. Sat 769, good
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 1191, good

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 27 °Cno wetsuit

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 New Providence Canal
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov100, goodwind from the east, 15 knotsF424knside-onchop28°C
Tue 3Nov98, goodwind from the east-north-east, 14 knotsF418knsidechop28°C
Wed 4Nov95, goodwind from the east-north-east, 13 knotsF417knsideflat28°C
Thu 5Nov54, fairwind from the north, 10 knotsF314knoffnot safeflat28°C
Fri 6Nov77, goodwind from the north, 11 knotsF415knoffnot safeflat27°C
Sat 7Nov69, goodwind from the north-north-west, 11 knotsF416knoffnot safeflat27°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 6 knotsF210knsideflat27°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 2 knotsF18knonflat27°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodwind from the north-east, 12 knotsF417knsidechop27°C
Wed 11Nov91, goodwind from the north-east, 12 knotsF416knsidechop26°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).

  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. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Port New Providence Canal

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 27°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 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. 5 boat hire places within 10 km. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Nassau. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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$953–US$1,760 each

about US$953–US$1,760 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to NAS, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$436
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$74
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$329–US$550
Food7 days eating outabout US$376–US$698
Totalabout US$953–US$1,760

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: Nassau

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Closest

Nassau

about 20 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Nassau · Booking.com

About Nassau its beds, food and every spot near it

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 7h 30m

About 7h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → NAS, direct, then 40 min by road

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