Tashoot, Israel

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 294 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 19 km.

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About Tashoot

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). Facts: verified.

Water about 27°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. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at expert level the best month is usually May, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 294 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 19 km. Within 5 km we also list 13 surf spots and 4 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AMM, direct.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Aqaba, is 294 km away. Nearest airport: Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 19 km.
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Where it is

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Sailing spot

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 12 kn gusting 26, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Tashoot
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 5 knotsF2	11kn	cross-off	0.9 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knotsF1	8kn	cross-off	0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 2 knotsF1	10kn	offnot safe	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knotF0	6kn	side	chop
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knotsF3	24kn	side-on	chop
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	wind from the north, 10 knotsF3	23kn	side	0.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knotsF4	26kn	side-on	0.9 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	21, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3	22kn	side-on	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knotsF1	8kn	cross-off	chop
Tue 27Oct	20, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knotsF3	21kn	side-on	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).

Jan2of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr2of 7
May3of 7
Jun1of 7
Jul1of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep1of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov1of 7
Dec2of 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
Direct flight ORD to AMM, then 2h 25 by road. About 19h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 10, offshore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, side-shore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Sail Tashoot
10 kn gusting 24, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Sail Tashoot
12 kn gusting 26, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to AMM, then 2h 25 by road. About 19h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £840–£1,670 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 £580–£1,200
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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