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Sanibel
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 24°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 11kn | side-on | flat | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 15kn | side-on | flat | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 10kn | side-on | flat | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 8kn | side-on | flat | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 6kn | on | flat | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 10kn | on | flat | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 9kn | on | flat | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 13kn | on | flat | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 18kn | on | chop | 22°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 04:54 +0.3 mLow 12:34 −0.3 mHigh 19:53 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:55 −0.1 mHigh 06:57 +0.3 mLow 13:36 −0.3 mHigh 20:24 +0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:02 −0.2 mHigh 08:34 +0.3 mLow 14:29 −0.2 mHigh 20:51 +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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sanibel
Known for kitesurfing 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 25°C: no 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 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 16.7 km out (1 in 1667). The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sanibel.
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$918–US$1,670 each
about US$918–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 RSW, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$194–US$402 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$80–US$127 |
| 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$918–US$1,670 |
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: Sanibel
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about 10 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Sanibel 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 40m
About 5h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → RSW, direct, then 55 min by road
Flights MDW → RSW on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.