Is it worth the trip?
8Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: not enough of the right wind, 10 kn gusting 21, offshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 10 knF3
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 15 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 245, fair
- Tue 343, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 922, poor
- Tue 1017, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 45, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 22kn | offnot safe | chop | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 43, poor | wind from the south-east, 10 knotsF3 | 21kn | offnot safe | 0.8 mwaves | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 9kn | side | chop | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 8kn | cross-off | flat | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | cross-off | flat | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | cross-off | flat | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 7kn | cross-off | flat | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3 | 17kn | offnot safe | flat | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, poor | wind from the south-east, 7 knotsF3 | 16kn | offnot safe | flat | 19°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).
- Jan2of 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
- 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
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 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 Syvota
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 21°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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 15°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sivota.
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$1,090–US$2,090 each
about US$1,090–US$2,090 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 CFU, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$563–US$1,170 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$80–US$134 |
| 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$1,090–US$2,090 |
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: Sivota
about 5 min by car · 124 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Sivota 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 19h 15m
About 19h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → CFU, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 55 min by road
Flights ORD → CFU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.