Cardigan Bay Water Sports
Windsurf spot · UK
Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 12 kn gusting 21, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 76 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 28 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Gusts
- 3kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 8°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 361, good
- Wed 491, good
- Thu 528, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best in Nov2 good days in 7
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 | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 14kn | side-on | flat | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 61, good | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 21kn | side-on | flat | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 91, good | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 25kn | side | chop | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 28, poor | wind from the east, 11 knots | 19kn | side | flat | 9°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 6 knots | 10kn | side | flat | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 3kn | cross-off | flat | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 2 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | flat | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 17kn | cross-off | flat | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 26kn | cross-off | flat | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knots | 11kn | side | flat | 13°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 NovHigh 00:43 +1.1 mLow 07:41 −0.9 mHigh 13:11 +1.4 mLow 20:45 −1.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:58 +1.0 mLow 09:12 −0.9 mHigh 14:27 +1.4 mLow 22:00 −1.4 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:16 +1.0 mLow 10:22 −1.2 mHigh 15:41 +1.4 mLow 23:00 −1.6 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
best in Nov
Good windsurf 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
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 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
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cardigan Bay Water Sports
Known for sailing 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 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for sailing 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). The sea is about 8°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 17°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7; in August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is New Quay.
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$1,160–US$2,170 each
about US$1,160–US$2,170 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$423–US$879 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$235 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$282–US$470 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$584 |
| Total | about US$1,160–US$2,170 |
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: New Quay
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about 5 min by car · 44 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About New Quay its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 15h 20m
About 15h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DUB, direct, then 3h 30m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.