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Kalarand in Tallinn, 19.04.2019
Kalarand, 1 km away. Photo: Teet Koitjärv, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tallinn

Windsurf spot · Estonia

Is it worth the trip?

60Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

Wind
NW 10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Wind
WNW 11 kn
Gusts
21kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Wind
NW 12 kn
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
8°C

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Wind
NW 8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side-on
Water
flat
Air
7°C

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

Wind
WNW 12 kn
Gusts
26kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
9°C

Sun 8 · 57 out of 100

Wind
N 6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Shore
on
Water
flat
Air
6°C

Mon 9 · 31 out of 100

Wind
WSW 6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
7°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 363, good
  3. Wed 463, good
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 763, good
  7. Sun 867, good
  8. Mon 947, fair
  9. Tue 1092, good
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Nopen to the N
  • Best wind: E or Walong the shore
  • Avoid: Sblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 8 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
  • Best in May4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Tallinn
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots14knoffnot safeflat7°C
Tue 3Nov63, goodwind from the north-west, 10 knots26knside-onchop8°C
Wed 4Nov63, goodwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots21knside-onchop8°C
Thu 5Nov63, goodwind from the north-west, 12 knots26knside-onchop8°C
Fri 6Nov94, goodwind from the north-west, 8 knots18knside-onflat7°C
Sat 7Nov63, goodwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots26knside-onchop9°C
Sun 8Nov67, goodwind from the north, 6 knots16knonflat6°C
Mon 9Nov47, fairwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots12knsidechop7°C
Tue 10Nov92, goodwind from the west, 6 knots15knsidechop7°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots14knoffnot safechop6°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 in May

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tallinn

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 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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 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 gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 62). The sea is about 1°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually May, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tallinn.

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$1,010–US$1,940 each

about US$1,010–US$1,940 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HEL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,020
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$201–US$329
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$416
Totalabout US$1,010–US$1,940

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: Tallinn

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About Tallinn 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 25m

About 15h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HEL, direct, then 2h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.