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Middleton sunset
Middleton, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Mike Seyfang, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Middleton

Windsurf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

27Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 17 kn gusting 32, side-onshore, Water: waves 0.9 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 36 out of 100

Wind
SSW 11 kn
Gusts
22kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
19°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
21°C

Wed 4 · 66 out of 100

Wind
WSW 14 kn
Gusts
27kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
17°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SW 5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
16°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
WNW 8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Shore
cross-off
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
19°C

Sat 7 · 18 out of 100

Wind
SSE 11 kn
Gusts
21kn
Shore
on
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
14°C

Sun 8 · 15 out of 100

Wind
E 10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
19°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 254, fair
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 728, poor
  7. Sun 823, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 1198, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Sopen to the S
  • Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
  • Avoid: Nblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
  • Best in Nov2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Middleton
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov54, fairwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots22knside-on0.8 mwaves19°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east, 2 knots9knsidechop21°C
Wed 4Nov83, goodwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots27knsidechop17°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the south-west, 5 knots12knside0.8 mwaves16°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots16kncross-off0.8 mwaves19°C
Sat 7Nov28, poorwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots21knon1.0 mwaves14°C
Sun 8Nov23, poorwind from the east, 10 knots21knside0.8 mwaves19°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 11 knots21kncross-offchop27°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodwind from the south-west, 15 knots29knside1.0 mwaves18°C
Wed 11Nov98, goodwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots29knside-on1.0 mwaves14°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 NovHigh 06:00 +0.4 mLow 10:38 +0.2 mHigh 12:51 +0.2 mLow 21:31 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 07:13 +0.2 mLow 11:00 +0.2 mHigh 13:20 +0.2 mLow 21:37 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 03:32 +0.1 mLow 05:50 +0.1 mHigh 09:10 +0.2 mLow 11:44 +0.1 mHigh 13:37 +0.1 mLow 18:58 −0.1 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 in Nov

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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 Middleton

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 167). The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Middleton. Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots and 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$1,810–US$3,480 each

about US$1,810–US$3,480 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$986–US$2,040
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$242
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$356–US$597
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Totalabout US$1,810–US$3,480

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: Middleton

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Middleton

about 5 min by car · 17 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 17 places to stay in Middleton · Booking.com

About Middleton 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 29h 45m

About 29h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 1h 25m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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