Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 20kn | offnot safe | – | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 23°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 4kn | side-on | – | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot | 7kn | cross-off | – | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot | 4kn | cross-off | – | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot | 3kn | cross-off | – | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 4kn | offnot safe | – | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 2 knots | 5kn | cross-off | – | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | – | 24°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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lake Arenal
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Arenal.
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$777–US$1,460 each
about US$777–US$1,460 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 LIR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$288–US$596 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$188–US$315 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$208–US$389 |
| Total | about US$777–US$1,460 |
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: Arenal
6 min by car · 13 places to stay
about US$74/nightcountry average
About Arenal its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$74 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 11h 30m
About 11h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIR, direct, then 2h 35m by road
Flights ORD → LIR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.