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Sunshine Coast
Windsurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
53Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 34°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 34°C
Fri 6 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 62 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 221, poor
- Tue 333, poor
- Wed 444, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 667, good
- Sat 762, good
- Sun 867, good
- Mon 973, good
- Tue 1067, good
- Wed 1178, good
The spot in four facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Best Nov–Jan5 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 | 21, poor | wind from the east, 6 knots | 17kn | on | – | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 33, poor | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 22kn | side | – | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 13kn | side | – | 34°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 3 knots | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 34°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 67, good | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 19kn | side | – | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 62, good | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 18kn | on | – | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 67, good | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 26kn | side | – | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 73, good | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 15kn | side-on | – | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 67, good | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 18kn | side-on | – | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 78, good | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 15kn | side | – | 27°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 100, good | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 16kn | side | – | 25°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 Nov–Jan
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 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
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec5of 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sunshine Coast
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).
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. For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in June, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sunshine Coast. Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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$1,720–US$3,290 each
about US$1,720–US$3,290 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 MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$892–US$1,850 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,720–US$3,290 |
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: Sunshine Coast
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about 5 min by car · 64 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Sunshine Coast its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 27h 55m
About 27h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 45m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.