Watch Hill
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
88Good out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 98 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 14 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 96 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 196, good
- Mon 298, good
- Tue 398, good
- Wed 484, good
- Thu 596, good
- Fri 620, poor
- Sat 796, good
- Sun 897, good
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Jun–Jul5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 96, good | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 16kn | side-on | flat | 12°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 98, good | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 98, good | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots | 14kn | side-on | flat | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 84, good | wind from the south, 8 knots | 11kn | on | flat | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 96, good | wind from the south, 9 knots | 10kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 20, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 11kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 96, good | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 13kn | side | chop | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 97, good | wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat | 12°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | chop | 13°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 NovHigh 00:42 +0.4 mLow 06:46 −0.4 mHigh 13:11 +0.6 mLow 19:44 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:52 +0.5 mLow 08:05 −0.4 mHigh 14:19 +0.5 mLow 20:49 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:58 +0.5 mLow 09:19 −0.4 mHigh 15:24 +0.5 mLow 21:48 −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.
Best time to go
best Jun–Jul
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 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
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- 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, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Watch Hill
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).
Water about 14°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 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. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June and July, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Watch Hill. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 3 dive sites.
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$965–US$1,740 each
about US$965–US$1,740 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 PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$167–US$348 |
| 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$965–US$1,740 |
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: Watch Hill
2 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Watch Hill 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 5h 30m
About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PVD, direct, then 1h 20m by road
Flights MDW → PVD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.