Kitty Hawk
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 11 kn gusting 13, onshore, Water: chop
Mon 2 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 89 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 86 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 75 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 142, poor
- Mon 286, good
- Tue 389, good
- Wed 486, good
- Thu 585, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 891, good
- Mon 988, good
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Sep–Oct3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 42, poor | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 18kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 86, good | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots | 10kn | on | chop | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 89, good | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 13kn | on | chop | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 86, good | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 9kn | on | chop | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 85, good | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 14kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 7kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 20kn | offnot safe | 1.0 mwaves | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 91, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 14kn | side-on | chop | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 88, good | wind from the east, 10 knots | 12kn | on | chop | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots | 24kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 16°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:44 −0.4 mHigh 12:19 +0.6 mLow 18:48 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:00 +0.4 mLow 06:58 −0.4 mHigh 13:25 +0.6 mLow 19:49 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:07 +0.5 mLow 08:12 −0.4 mHigh 14:29 +0.5 mLow 20:46 −0.4 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 Sep–Oct
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
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Kitty Hawk
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1000 m out (1 in 99). The sea is about 7°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 26°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually September and October, with about 3 good days in 7; in January and February, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kitty Hawk. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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$951–US$1,720 each
about US$951–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 ORF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$154–US$322 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$951–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: Kitty Hawk
7 min by car · 36 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Kitty Hawk 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 55m
About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ORF, direct, then 2h by road
Flights MDW → ORF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.