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Walvis Bay
Windsurf spot · Namibia
Is it worth the trip?
12Poor out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 531, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 731, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 921, 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 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 9kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 7kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 5kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 8kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 20kn | cross-off | chop | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 18kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 20kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 3 knots | 12kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, poor | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 18kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 10kn | side-on | chop | 16°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:31 −0.4 mHigh 08:09 +0.4 mLow 14:23 −0.4 mHigh 21:02 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:00 −0.3 mHigh 09:34 +0.4 mLow 15:59 −0.4 mHigh 22:30 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:35 −0.3 mHigh 10:52 +0.5 mLow 17:20 −0.5 mHigh 23:41 +0.5 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.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Walvis Bay
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 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 750 m out (1 in 75). The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Walvis Bay.
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$1,130–US$2,230 each
about US$1,130–US$2,230 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 WVB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$797–US$1,660 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$154–US$261 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$141–US$255 |
| Total | about US$1,130–US$2,230 |
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: Walvis Bay
1 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Walvis Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$60 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 31h 20m
About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → WVB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then 35 min by road
Flights MDW → WVB on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.