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Duck
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
43Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 10 kn gusting 12, side-shore
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 100 out of 100
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 42 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- –
- Air
- 19°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 585, good
- Fri 6100, good
- Sat 774, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1088, good
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Best in Jul4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 17kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | – | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 7 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | – | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 85, good | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 11kn | side | – | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 100, good | wind from the south, 10 knots | 12kn | side | – | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 74, good | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 7kn | side-on | – | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 6kn | side | – | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | – | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 88, good | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 17kn | on | – | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 26kn | on | – | 14°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 in Jul
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
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 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 Tue 3 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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Duck
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).
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. For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Duck. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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: Duck
about 5 min by car · 26 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Duck 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 45m
About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ORF, direct, then 1h 55m by road
Flights MDW → ORF on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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