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Keewaydin Iisland. Photo: Reinhard Link from Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keewaydin Iisland

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

2Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: too small (1 ft swell at 3 s), 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
ENE 9 kn
Temp
26°C

Tue 3 · 2 out of 100

Swell
1 ft2 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
S 1 kn
Temp
26°C

Wed 4 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft1 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
ENE 5 kn
Temp
26°C

Thu 5 · 1 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
ENE 3 kn
Temp
25°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
NE 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Sat 7 · 1 out of 100

Swell
1 ft2 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
N 5 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 2 out of 100

Swell
under 1 ft3 s
Energy
0kJ
Wind
ENE 7 kn
Temp
27°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 12, too small
  2. Mon 23, too small
  3. Tue 32, too small
  4. Wed 41, too small
  5. Thu 51, too small
  6. Fri 60, too small
  7. Sat 71, too small
  8. Sun 82, too small
  9. Mon 91, too small
  10. Tue 103, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 1–6 ftof swell
  • Water 25 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Keewaydin Iisland, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov2, too small1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east, 12 knots, offshore26°C
Mon 2Nov3, too small1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 3Nov2, too small1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south, 1 knot26°C
Wed 4Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft1 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore26°C
Thu 5Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore25°C
Fri 6Nov0, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore26°C
Sat 7Nov1, too small1 ft2 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the north, 5 knots26°C
Sun 8Nov2, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 9Nov1, too smallunder 1 ft3 sunder 1 ft at break (est.)0kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore25°C
Tue 10Nov3, too small1 ft6 s2 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the north-north-west, 14 knots20°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 03:37 +0.4 mLow 11:31 −0.4 mHigh 19:08 +0.2 mLow 23:44 −0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 05:21 +0.3 mLow 12:40 −0.4 mHigh 19:56 +0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 01:05 −0.1 mHigh 07:21 +0.3 mLow 13:44 −0.3 mHigh 20:34 +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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Photos of Keewaydin Iisland

Florida - Gulfcoast Sunset at Naples Bay
Near Keewaydin Iisland. Photo: Reinhard Link from Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Keewaydin Iisland

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces W (254°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (74°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea is about 20°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 31°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Naples, 5.9 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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$1,090–US$1,950 each

about US$1,090–US$1,950 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

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 RSW, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$194–US$402
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$100–US$167
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$147–US$241
Totalabout US$1,090–US$1,950

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Naples

10 min by car · 46 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 46 places to stay in Naples · Booking.com

About Naples 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 5h 50m

About 5h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → RSW, direct, then 1h 05m by road

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