Liepāja
Windsurf spot · Latvia
Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 17 kn gusting 23, side-shore, Water: waves 1.3 m
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Tue 3 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 10°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 34 out of 100
- Wind
- W 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 345, fair
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 577, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 734, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best Oct, Dec–Feb2 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 | 0, poor | wind from the east, 5 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | chop | 9°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 12kn | side | chop | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 45, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots | 20kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 10°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | 1.0 mwaves | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 77, good | wind from the north-north-west, 17 knots | 23kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 9 knots | 17kn | side | 1.7 mwaves | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 34, poor | wind from the west, 17 knots | 23kn | on | chop | 10°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 17kn | side | chop | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 7 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 7°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 Oct, Dec–Feb
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 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
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Liepāja
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.8 km out (1 in 278). The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, October and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in May, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Liepāja.
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$1,020–US$1,950 each
about US$1,020–US$1,950 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 ORD to PLQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Total | about US$1,020–US$1,950 |
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: Liepāja
1 min by car · 51 places to stay
About Liepāja its beds, food and every spot near it
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 18h 50m
About 18h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PLQ, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 20m by road
Flights ORD → PLQ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.