Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
3 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- E 17 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- E 16 kn
- Gusts
- 32kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Thu 5 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- E 16 kn
- Gusts
- 31kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- E 17 kn
- Gusts
- 33kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Sat 7 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- E 20 kn
- Gusts
- 37kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Sun 8 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- E 13 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 42 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 294, good
- Tue 3100, good
- Wed 491, good
- Thu 599, good
- Fri 694, good
- Sat 797, good
- Sun 866, good
- Mon 942, poor
- Tue 1062, good
- Wed 1186, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Sep–Oct7 good days in 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 94, good | wind from the east, 15 knots | 28kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 100, good | wind from the east, 17 knots | 29kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 91, good | wind from the east, 16 knots | 32kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 31°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 99, good | wind from the east, 16 knots | 31kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 94, good | wind from the east, 17 knots | 33kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 31°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 97, good | wind from the east, 20 knots | 37kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 31°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 66, good | wind from the east, 13 knots | 24kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 42, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 22kn | side-on | chop | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 62, good | wind from the east, 12 knots | 24kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 86, good | wind from the east, 15 knots | 29kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 31°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
best Sep–Oct
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ilha de Santa Isabel
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 36). The sea is about 27°C in September, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually September and October, with about 7 good days in 7; in March and April, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ilha Grande.
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$878–US$1,690 each
about US$878–US$1,690 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 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JJD, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$992 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Total | about US$878–US$1,690 |
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: Ilha Grande
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about 15 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Ilha Grande its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 24h 50m
About 24h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JJD, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 3h 05m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.