Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 11 kn gusting 21, onshore, Water: waves 1 m
Tue 3 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 10°C
Thu 5 · 71 out of 100
- Wind
- NW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 11°C
Sat 7 · 60 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 9°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 0 kn
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 7°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 332, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 571, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 760, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWopen to the NW
- Best wind: NE or SWalong the shore
- Avoid: SEblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 10 °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 south-west, 4 knots | 7kn | cross-off | flat | 10°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 32, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 11°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 19kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 10°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 71, good | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 21kn | on | 1.0 mwaves | 11°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 8 knots | 17kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves | 11°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 60, good | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 21kn | side | 0.9 mwaves | 9°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots | 4kn | cross-off | chop | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | flat | 7°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | flat | 6°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 7 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | chop | 6°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
No month stands out
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
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 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
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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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the spot and its town
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- Kaliningrad 27.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Zelenogradsk
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1000 m out (1 in 98). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Kaliningrad.
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$797–US$1,550 each
about US$797–US$1,550 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 PLQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$114–US$188 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$234 |
| Total | about US$797–US$1,550 |
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: Kaliningrad
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about 50 min by car · 45 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About Kaliningrad its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$40 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 19h 55m
About 19h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PLQ, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 2h 25m by road
Flights ORD → PLQ on your dates · AviasalesAd
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