Is it worth the trip?
56Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 19 kn gusting 26, side-shore, Water: waves 0.9 m
Mon 2 · 70 out of 100
- Wind
- E 18 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Tue 3 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- E 14 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 12°C
Wed 4 · 71 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 17 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 94 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 19 kn
- Gusts
- 26kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 43 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 10°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 270, good
- Tue 321, poor
- Wed 471, good
- Thu 594, good
- Fri 643, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 997, good
- Tue 100, poor
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 12 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
- Best Feb, Dec3 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-north-east, 13 knots | 18kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves | 13°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 70, good | wind from the east, 18 knots | 24kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 13°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 21, poor | wind from the east, 14 knots | 19kn | side | chop | 12°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 71, good | wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots | 22kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 94, good | wind from the east-north-east, 19 knots | 26kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 43, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots | 20kn | side | chop | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | chop | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 10kn | cross-off | chop | 10°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 97, good | wind from the east-south-east, 28 knots | 35kn | side-on | chop | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots | 22kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves | 12°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 02:39 −1.0 mHigh 09:06 +1.1 mLow 15:21 −1.0 mHigh 21:47 +1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:57 −0.9 mHigh 10:20 +1.0 mLow 16:45 −0.9 mHigh 23:05 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:25 −0.9 mHigh 11:37 +1.0 mLow 18:08 −1.0 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 Feb, Dec
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 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
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Windsurfing School
Known for 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 12°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 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually February and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ballydehob. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot 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$1,170–US$2,180 each
about US$1,170–US$2,180 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 ORD to KIR, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$415–US$858 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$288–US$482 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Total | about US$1,170–US$2,180 |
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: Ballydehob
40 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Ballydehob its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 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 17h 10m
About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KIR, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 45m by road
Flights ORD → KIR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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