Museo Nueva Tabarca, Spain
Also within 20 km of Santa Pola
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About Museo Nueva Tabarca
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at expert level the best months are usually June and July, with about 4 good days in 7; in October and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santa Pola.
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From Chicago: about 17 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD). About 7 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → ALC · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAdGetting there. 35 min from the airport to Museo Nueva Tabarca.
Accommodation.
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Forecast
Best on Tue 20: 16 kn gusting 22, offshore. Water: chop.
The score for sailing, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 16, poor | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 14kn | on | flat |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knotsF3 | 12kn | cross-off | chop |
| Tue 20Oct | 72, good | wind from the west-south-west, 16 knotsF4 | 22kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 62, good | wind from the south-west, 11 knotsF4 | 15kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Thu 22Oct | 15, poor | wind from the south, 8 knotsF3 | 11kn | cross-off | flat |
| Fri 23Oct | 67, good | wind from the west, 13 knotsF4 | 18kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 11kn | side | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 59, good | wind from the west, 11 knotsF4 | 18kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knotsF1 | 13kn | side | flat |
| Tue 27Oct | 41, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 13kn | on | 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).
- Jan2of 7
- Feb2of 7
- Mar3of 7
- Apr3of 7
- May3of 7
- Jun4of 7
- Jul4of 7
- Aug3of 7
- Sep2of 7
- Oct1of 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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to ALC, changing at MAD, then 35 min by road. About 17h 15 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSail Museo Nueva Tabarca
16 kn gusting 22, offshore. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctSail Museo Nueva Tabarca
11 kn gusting 15, offshore. Water: flat.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 11, cross-offshore. Water: flat.
- Fri 23 OctSail Museo Nueva Tabarca
13 kn gusting 18, offshore. Water: flat.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to ALC, changing at MAD, then 35 min by road. About 17h 15 door to door
Rough cost
About £850–£1,640 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 £430–£895
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £25–£40
- Stay £185–£310
- Food £175–£330
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