Kayak launch
Windsurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
25Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 12 kn gusting 16, side-shore, Water: flat
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 12°C
Fri 6 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 9kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 13°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 566, good
- Fri 664, good
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
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-south-east, 2 knots | 5kn | offnot safe | flat | 9°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 4kn | cross-off | flat | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 7kn | side | flat | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 66, good | wind from the south, 12 knots | 16kn | side | flat | 12°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 64, good | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 29kn | side-on | flat | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 6kn | offnot safe | flat | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 22kn | cross-off | flat | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 18 knots | 26kn | cross-off | chop | 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
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:29 −1.2 mHigh 11:08 +0.6 mLow 15:34 −0.0 mHigh 19:10 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:31 −1.0 mHigh 11:18 +0.5 mLow 16:21 −0.4 mHigh 22:26 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:21 −0.8 mHigh 11:15 +0.6 mLow 17:04 −0.8 mHigh 23:46 +0.4 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.
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About Kayak launch
Known for 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 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). The sea is about 8°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Bellingham. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 3 kayak 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$1,050–US$1,910 each
about US$1,050–US$1,910 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 SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$516 |
| 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$1,050–US$1,910 |
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: Bellingham
about 10 min by car · 20 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Bellingham 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 8h 50m
About 8h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 2h 45m by road
Flights MDW → SEA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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