Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 5 kn gusting 12
Tue 3 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- N 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 20 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 32°C
Sun 8 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 32°C
Mon 9 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 5 knF2
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 32°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 347, fair
- Wed 420, poor
- Thu 530, poor
- Fri 648, fair
- Sat 780, good
- Sun 880, good
- Mon 985, good
- Tue 1013, poor
- Wed 1194, good
- Thu 1296, good
The spot in one fact
- Best in May7 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 47, fair | wind from the north, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | – | – | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 20, poor | wind from the south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 15kn | – | – | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 30, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 16kn | – | – | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 48, fair | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | – | – | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 80, good | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | – | – | 32°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 80, good | wind from the west, 5 knotsF2 | 12kn | – | – | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 85, good | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 13kn | – | – | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 13, poor | wind from the south-west, 4 knotsF2 | 14kn | – | – | 31°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 94, good | wind from the west, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | – | – | 31°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF2 | 12kn | – | – | 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
best in May
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec5of 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 Bolama
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
A harbour, as OpenStreetMap maps it. We found no boat hire, sailing school or club within 10 km on the map, so bring your own boat here. For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually May, with about 7 good days in 7; in October and November, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bolama.
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$1,050–US$2,000 each
about US$1,050–US$2,000 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 2 November 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$101–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$329 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$416 |
| Total | about US$1,050–US$2,000 |
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: Bolama
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about 5 min by car
About Bolama its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Bolama, 1 km. We have not checked places to stay in Bolama yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Reino de Bandim, 33 km away (about 1h by car). Search before you plan on staying there.
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 50m
About 20h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OXB, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h by road
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