Is it worth the trip?
92Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 10: 15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Wind
- W 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 11 knF4
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 12 knF4
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 89 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 17 knF5
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 93 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 13 knF4
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Tue 10 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 16 knF4
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 29°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Tue 396, good
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 585, good
- Fri 689, good
- Sat 796, good
- Sun 8100, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 10100, good
- Wed 1192, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 30 °Cno wetsuit
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 | 96, good | wind from the north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 16kn | side-on | chop | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | wind from the west, 13 knotsF4 | 19kn | on | chop | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 85, good | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 16kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 89, good | wind from the north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 16kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 96, good | wind from the north-west, 13 knotsF4 | 17kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-west, 17 knotsF5 | 22kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-west, 13 knotsF4 | 19kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-west, 16 knotsF4 | 21kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 29°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 92, good | wind from the north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 17kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 28°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).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec4of 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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- Water Taxi Campus 2.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Watertaxi Beach
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. 1 boat hire place within 10 km. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 32°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Thuwal. Within 5 km we also list 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$1,230–US$2,400 each
about US$1,230–US$2,400 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 JED, estimated from distance and season, changing at LHR, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$711–US$1,480 |
| 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$1,230–US$2,400 |
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: Thuwal
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about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay
About Thuwal its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest town: Thuwal, 3 km. We have not checked places to stay in Thuwal yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Rābigh, 57 km away. 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 23h 25m
About 23h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JED, changing at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), then 1h 30m by road
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