Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 32°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1021, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 7kn | offnot safe | flat | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | cross-off | flat | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 2 knotsF1 | 5kn | offnot safe | flat | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | offnot safe | flat | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knotsF2 | 9kn | cross-off | flat | 32°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 10kn | offnot safe | flat | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knotsF3 | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 21, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 15kn | side-on | flat | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 2 knotsF1 | 10kn | cross-off | flat | 31°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).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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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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the place in full, sources, credits
About Porto de Bissau
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E 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). The town to stay in is Bissau.
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$965–US$1,860 each
about US$965–US$1,860 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 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$965–US$1,860 |
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: Bissau
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about 5 min by car · 15 places to stay
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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 20h 15m
About 20h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OXB, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 30 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.