Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: not enough of the right wind, 9 kn gusting 12, offshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 6 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 31°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 219, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 722, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1017, 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 30 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jul–Aug4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 19, poor | wind from the north-west, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | cross-off | flat | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knotsF2 | 11kn | side-on | flat | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knotsF3 | 12kn | offnot safe | flat | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knotsF2 | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 13kn | side | flat | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 14kn | offnot safe | flat | 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 Jul–Aug
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 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
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 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 Porte Fanado
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 30°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 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. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in November, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually July and August, with about 4 good days in 7; in October, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Bolama, 48 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Angurman ecolodg, Província Sul, 17 km. Nearest beds: Reino de Bandim, 55 km. Nearest airport: Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), 56 km.
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$844–US$1,670 each
about US$844–US$1,670 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 OXB, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$523–US$1,080 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$844–US$1,670 |
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 55 km away
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No town nearby
Bolama, 48 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Angurman ecolodg, Província Sul, 17 km. Nearest beds: Reino de Bandim, 55 km. Nearest airport: Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB), 56 km.
See places to stay near Reino de Bandim, 55 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 21h 05m
About 21h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OXB, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 15m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.