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Vero Beach
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 11 kn gusting 19, side-onshore
Mon 2 · 70 out of 100
- Wind
- E 14 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 26°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 1100, good
- Mon 286, good
- Tue 371, good
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in three facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 100, good | wind from the east, 13 knots | 22kn | side-on | – | 25°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 86, good | wind from the east, 14 knots | 26kn | side-on | – | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 71, good | wind from the east, 11 knots | 23kn | side-on | – | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 9 knots | 16kn | side-on | – | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knots | 7kn | side-on | – | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 7kn | offnot safe | – | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | – | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 7kn | on | – | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | – | 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
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
No month stands out
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
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Vero Beach
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).
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. The town to stay in is Vero Beach.
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$978–US$1,770 each
about US$978–US$1,770 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 MCO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag | about US$181–US$375 |
| 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$978–US$1,770 |
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: Vero Beach
1 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Vero Beach 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
About 7h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MCO, direct, then 2h 30m by road
Flights MDW → MCO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.