West Lakes
Windsurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 13 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 58 out of 100
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 33 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 2100, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 4100, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 758, fair
- Sun 833, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1016, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Jul–Sep, Nov3 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 | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | chop | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 13 knots | 16kn | side-on | chop | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 5kn | on | chop | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 100, good | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 20kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 8kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 8kn | side-on | chop | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 58, fair | wind from the south, 11 knots | 15kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 33, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 14kn | side-on | chop | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 18kn | offnot safe | chop | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 17kn | on | chop | 18°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 01:13 −0.6 mHigh 08:20 +1.1 mLow 15:08 −0.4 mHigh 20:23 +0.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:17 −0.5 mHigh 08:43 +0.8 mLow 15:31 −0.2 mHigh 19:57 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:06 −0.3 mHigh 08:48 +0.5 mLow 15:32 +0.0 mHigh 16:33 +0.0 mLow 23:23 −0.2 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 Jul–Sep, Nov
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
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 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
- Nov3of 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 and its town
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More windsurf near here
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- Semaphore Park 2.4 km away
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- Largs Bay 5.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About West Lakes
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.6 km out (1 in 256). The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually July, August, September and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in March, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Adelaide. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 3 wind sports spots.
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$1,680–US$3,270 each
about US$1,680–US$3,270 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 ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$985–US$2,040 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,680–US$3,270 |
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: Adelaide
21 min by car · 137 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Adelaide its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 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 28h 50m
About 28h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 30 min by road
Flights MDW → ADL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.