Club Nautique de Sidi bou Said, Tunisia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 170 km away. Nearest airport: TUN (TUN), 11 km.

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About Club Nautique de Sidi bou Said

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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 149). The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best month is usually June, with about 5 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 170 km away. Nearest airport: TUN (TUN), 11 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 170 km away. Nearest airport: TUN (TUN), 11 km.
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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 5 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: flat.

The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Club Nautique de Sidi bou Said
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knotsF1	9kn	side-on	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 11 knotsF4	26kn	side-on	flat
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knotsF3	20kn	side-on	flat
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knotsF2	14kn	offnot safe	flat
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 5 knotsF2	14kn	offnot safe	flat
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knotsF2	16kn	on	flat
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 7 knotsF3	21kn	offnot safe	flat
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 6 knotsF2	16kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knotsF2	16kn	offnot safe	flat
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 4 knotsF2	13kn	offnot safe	flat

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).

Jan1of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr3of 7
May4of 7
Jun5of 7
Jul4of 7
Aug4of 7
Sep3of 7
Oct3of 7
Nov2of 7
Dec1of 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 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to TUN, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 18h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 14, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 14, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 21, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to TUN, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 18h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £685–£1,370 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £475–£985
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £20–£30
Food £155–£290

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