Long Beach Island
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 17 kn gusting 22, side-shore, Water: waves 1.1 m
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 74 out of 100
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 326, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 574, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 990, good
- Tue 1058, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 14 °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 | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | chop | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 26, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 14kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 5kn | side | chop | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 74, good | wind from the south, 11 knots | 13kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 22kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 11kn | cross-off | 1.0 mwaves | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 13kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 90, good | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 21kn | on | 1.1 mwaves | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 58, fair | wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots | 36kn | side-on | 2.5 mwaves | 19°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 00:58 +0.5 mLow 06:55 −0.5 mHigh 13:19 +0.7 mLow 19:52 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:06 +0.5 mLow 08:06 −0.5 mHigh 14:25 +0.7 mLow 20:51 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:09 +0.6 mLow 09:13 −0.5 mHigh 15:26 +0.7 mLow 21:45 −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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Long Beach Island
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 14°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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.4 km out (1 in 244). The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ship Bottom. Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.
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$1,710 each
about US$951–US$1,710 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 PHL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$154–US$315 |
| 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$1,710 |
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: Ship Bottom
1 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Ship Bottom 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 45m
About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PHL, direct, then 1h 55m by road
Flights MDW → PHL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.