The Hatchery
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 7 kn gusting 18, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 1 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Fri 6 · 23 out of 100
- Wind
- S 1 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 10°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 0 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 10°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 9°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 532, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Best May–Jul4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 1 knot | 4kn | offnot safe | – | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot | 4kn | side | – | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 32, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 18kn | side-on | – | 12°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 1 knot | 7kn | side | – | 10°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 0 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 2 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | – | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 6kn | side | – | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 0 knots | 5kn | side | – | 8°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 1 knot | 18kn | side-on | – | 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 May–Jul
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 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
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Photos of The Hatchery
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- Windsurf launch 2.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About The Hatchery
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hood River. Within 5 km we also list 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$1,050–US$1,910 each
about US$1,050–US$1,910 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 PDX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$516 |
| 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$1,050–US$1,910 |
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: Hood River
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about 10 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Hood River 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 7h 55m
About 7h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PDX, direct, then 1h 50m by road
Flights MDW → PDX on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.