Is it worth the trip?
26Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 9 kn gusting 21, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 33°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 34°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 32°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 275, good
- Tue 394, good
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 584, good
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 867, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1065, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Oct3 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 | 75, good | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 19kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 94, good | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 22kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 21kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 84, good | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 21kn | side-on | chop | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 67, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 23kn | side-on | chop | 33°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 34°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 67, good | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knotsF4 | 24kn | side-on | chop | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 15 knotsF4 | 31kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 65, good | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 21kn | side-on | chop | 30°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 in Oct
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 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
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 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 Port of Beira
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 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 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually October, with about 3 good days in 7; in February, May and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Beira.
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$1,230–US$2,440 each
about US$1,230–US$2,440 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 MDW to VNX, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and JNB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$100 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$147–US$248 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,440 |
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: Beira
about 5 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$54/nightcountry average
About Beira its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$54 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 37h 50m
About 37h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → VNX, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), then 7h by road
Flights MDW → VNX on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.