Is it worth the trip?
32Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 12 kn gusting 20, side-onshore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 16 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 48 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 12°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 13 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 95 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 10°C
Mon 9 · 20 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°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 548, fair
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 795, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 920, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 1195, good
The spot in three facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 12kn | side | – | 11°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 8 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | – | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | – | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 48, fair | wind from the north-west, 18 knots | 24kn | side | – | 12°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 13 knots | 18kn | offnot safe | – | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 95, good | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 20kn | side-on | – | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | – | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 20, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 15kn | side-on | – | 8°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 13kn | side-on | – | 7°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 95, good | wind from the south, 12 knots | 19kn | side-on | – | 8°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).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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- Kaliningrad 39.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Baltiysk
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. The town to stay in is Kaliningrad.
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$798–US$1,550 each
about US$798–US$1,550 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to GDN, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$497–US$1,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$114–US$188 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$235 |
| Total | about US$798–US$1,550 |
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: Kaliningrad
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about 1h 10m by car · 45 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About Kaliningrad its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$40 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 19h 15m
About 19h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → GDN, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 2h by road
Flights ORD → GDN on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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