Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: not enough of the right wind, 12 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 20 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 27 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 31°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 30°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 420, poor
- Thu 527, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Best in Aug6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 20kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 20, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 18kn | cross-off | – | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 27, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 22kn | cross-off | – | 31°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 23kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 11 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 8 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 9 knots | 19kn | offnot safe | – | 30°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 30°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 in Aug
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 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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the place in full, sources, credits
About Trairi
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. For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Trairi.
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$891–US$1,720 each
about US$891–US$1,720 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 MDW to FOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| 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$891–US$1,720 |
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: Trairi
about 10 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Trairi 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 19h 15m
About 19h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 2h by road
Flights MDW → FOR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.