Corolla
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 15 kn gusting 19, side-shore
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 99 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 9 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- –
- Air
- 14°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 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 799, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1049, fair
The spot in four facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Best Jan, Mar–Apr3 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, 13 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 16°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 12 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 13kn | side | – | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 6 knots | 7kn | side-on | – | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 99, good | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 19kn | side | – | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots | 16kn | cross-off | – | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 10 knots | 13kn | cross-off | – | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 49, fair | wind from the north-north-west, 20 knots | 29kn | side | – | 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
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 Jan, Mar–Apr
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
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Corolla
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. For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, March and April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Corolla.
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$951–US$1,720 each
about US$951–US$1,720 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 ORF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$154–US$322 |
| 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$951–US$1,720 |
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: Corolla
1 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Corolla 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 20m
About 5h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ORF, direct, then 1h 30m by road
Flights MDW → ORF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
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