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Walvis Bay
Kitesurf spot · Namibia
Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 16 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Tue 3 · 37 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 68 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 47 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 255, fair
- Tue 337, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 531, poor
- Fri 634, poor
- Sat 768, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 947, fair
- Tue 1048, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
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 | 55, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 16kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 37, poor | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 17kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 10kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 16kn | cross-off | chop | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, poor | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 16kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 68, good | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 21kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 12kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 47, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 14kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 48, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 21kn | cross-off | chop | 17°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
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:00 −0.3 mHigh 09:34 +0.4 mLow 15:59 −0.4 mHigh 22:30 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:35 −0.3 mHigh 10:52 +0.5 mLow 17:20 −0.5 mHigh 23:41 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:49 −0.4 mHigh 11:54 +0.5 mLow 18:20 −0.6 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 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.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
Walvis Bay on Google Maps · Directions
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Photos of Walvis Bay
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Walvis Bay
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 75). The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Walvis Bay.
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$1,130–US$2,230 each
about US$1,130–US$2,230 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 WVB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$797–US$1,660 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$154–US$261 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$141–US$255 |
| Total | about US$1,130–US$2,230 |
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: Walvis Bay
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about 5 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Walvis Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 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 31h 20m
About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → WVB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then 35 min by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.