Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 9 kn gusting 17, side-onshore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- W 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 71 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 15 knF4
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 291, good
- Tue 348, fair
- Wed 447, fair
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 7100, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 921, poor
- Tue 1017, poor
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 19 °C2 mm shorty
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 | 91, good | wind from the east, 10 knotsF3 | 19kn | side-on | chop | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 48, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 21kn | cross-off | flat | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 47, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knotsF3 | 19kn | cross-off | flat | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | wind from the west, 10 knotsF3 | 20kn | offnot safe | flat | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF0 | 5kn | side | flat | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 100, good | wind from the east, 11 knotsF4 | 21kn | side-on | chop | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 15 knotsF4 | 26kn | side-on | chop | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east, 8 knotsF3 | 25kn | side-on | chop | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | side-on | 1.5 mwaves | 20°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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Puerto de Tarifa
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 19°C: 2 mm shorty. 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. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Tarifa. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,030–US$1,950 each
about US$1,030–US$1,950 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 ORD to TNG, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$985 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Total | about US$1,030–US$1,950 |
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: Tarifa
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about 5 min by car · 97 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Tarifa its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$80 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 17h 40m
About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TNG, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 05m by road
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