Staying Home Sucks, home

Al-Fatk

Harbour: bring your own boat · Yemen

Is it worth the trip?

60Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: 14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore, Water: waves 1 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 4 knF2
Gusts
6kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
28°C

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
E 12 knF4
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
28°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 8 knF3
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 72 out of 100

Wind
E 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
E 14 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side-on
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
28°C

Sun 8 · 47 out of 100

Wind
ESE 9 knF3
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
27°C

Mon 9 · 29 out of 100

Wind
ENE 9 knF3
Gusts
13kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
26°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 229, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 672, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 847, fair
  8. Mon 929, poor
  9. Tue 1024, poor
  10. Wed 1199, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Open seato the swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Al-Fatk
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov29, poorwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF312knsidechop27°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 4 knotsF26knside-on0.8 mwaves28°C
Wed 4Nov79, goodwind from the east, 12 knotsF416knsidechop28°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF311knside-on0.8 mwaves27°C
Fri 6Nov72, goodwind from the east, 11 knotsF415knsidechop27°C
Sat 7Nov100, goodwind from the east, 14 knotsF419knside-on1.0 mwaves28°C
Sun 8Nov47, fairwind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF312knside-on0.8 mwaves27°C
Mon 9Nov29, poorwind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF313knsidechop26°C
Tue 10Nov24, poorwind from the east, 9 knotsF315knsidechop27°C
Wed 11Nov99, goodwind from the east, 12 knotsF417knsidechop27°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 Al-Fatk

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 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A harbour, 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 exposed to the open sea. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Ḩaşwayn, 120 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Salalah, 159 km. Nearest airport: Al Ghaydah International Airport (AAY), 66 km.

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Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$2,220 each

about US$1,110–US$2,220 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SLL, estimated from distance and season, changing at DOH, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$785–US$1,630
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,220

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 159 km away

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No town nearby

Ḩaşwayn, 120 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Salalah, 159 km. Nearest airport: Al Ghaydah International Airport (AAY), 66 km.

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Getting there: about 26h 40m

About 26h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SLL, changing at Hamad International Airport (DOH), then 3h 05m by road

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