Birżebbuġa Sailing Club, Malta
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About Birżebbuġa Sailing Club
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 24°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, April and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Birżebbuġa. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 3 dive sites.
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From Chicago: about 18 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 9 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → MLA · Skyscanner from about £495 returnAdGetting there. 25 min from the airport to Birżebbuġa Sailing Club.
Accommodation.
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Forecast
Best on Sun 25: 12 kn gusting 23, offshore. Water: chop.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knotsF2 | 13kn | side | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 36, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knotsF4 | 25kn | on | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 53, good | wind from the south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 25kn | side-on | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 66, good | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knotsF4 | 24kn | side-on | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 14 knotsF4 | 26kn | cross-off | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 55, good | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | cross-off | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 68, good | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knotsF4 | 20kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 72, good | wind from the north-west, 12 knotsF4 | 23kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 72, good | wind from the west, 12 knotsF4 | 20kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 72, good | wind from the north-west, 10 knotsF3 | 21kn | offnot safe | chop |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.
The season
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7
- Feb5of 7
- Mar5of 7
- Apr5of 7
- May4of 7
- Jun3of 7
- Jul2of 7
- Aug3of 7
- Sep4of 7
- Oct4of 7
- Nov5of 7
- Dec4of 7
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for sailing. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to MLA, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 18h 50 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSail Birżebbuġa Sailing Club
13 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctSail Birżebbuġa Sailing Club
13 kn gusting 24, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 26, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctSail Birżebbuġa Sailing Club
9 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctSail Birżebbuġa Sailing Club
11 kn gusting 20, offshore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to MLA, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 18h 50 door to door
Rough cost
About £865–£1,685 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £495–£1,025
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £15–£25
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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