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Kitesurf launch

Kitesurf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

17Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 15 kn gusting 26, side-onshore, Water: flat

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 0 kn
Gusts
5kn
Shore
side
Water
flat
Air
9°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 6 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Thu 5 · 25 out of 100

Wind
SSE 13 kn
Gusts
16kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Fri 6 · 59 out of 100

Wind
W 15 kn
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
12°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
flat
Air
11°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 2 kn
Gusts
4kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
13°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 525, poor
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 997, good
  10. Tue 1094, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kitesurf launch
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the north-west, 2 knots6kncross-offflat8°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots5knsideflat9°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 2 knots4knoffnot safeflat12°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots9knside-onflat12°C
Thu 5Nov25, poorwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots16knside-onflat12°C
Fri 6Nov81, goodwind from the west, 15 knots26knside-onflat12°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 5 knots11knoffnot safeflat11°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 2 knots4knsidechop13°C
Mon 9Nov97, goodwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots22knside-onflat13°C
Tue 10Nov94, goodwind from the south-east, 17 knots25knside-onflat15°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

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 01:17 −1.4 mHigh 10:51 +0.7 mLow 14:36 +0.3 mHigh 17:00 +0.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 02:29 −1.2 mHigh 11:08 +0.6 mLow 15:34 −0.0 mHigh 19:10 +0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 03:31 −1.0 mHigh 11:18 +0.5 mLow 16:21 −0.4 mHigh 22:26 +0.3 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

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.

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the spot and its town

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About

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About Kitesurf launch

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 175). The sea is about 8°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Bellingham. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 1 dive site and 2 kayak spots.

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$1,050–US$1,910 each

about US$1,050–US$1,910 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$516
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$1,050–US$1,910

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: Bellingham

Closest

Bellingham

8 min by car · 20 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 20 places to stay in Bellingham · Booking.com

About Bellingham its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 8h 55m

About 8h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 2h 50m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.