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BEST WINDSURF FORECAST APP
The best windsurfingforecast app?
iWindsurf, Windguru, Windy are all good at what they do. Here's a fair look at where each wins for windsurfing — and where a per-ability, physics-grounded score fits.
Windsurfers live in iWindsurf, Windguru and Windy — superb for raw wind strength, direction and gusts. What none of them do is judge the session for you. 4Shor weighs wind angle to the shore, gust spread and water state into one per-ability windsurf score, so you can see at a glance whether 20 knots cross-shore is a green light for your level.
Best windsurfing forecast apps compared
 | iWindsurf | Windguru | Windy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Windsurfers who want a per-ability call | Windsurfers — live wind | Wind sports — quick tables | Reading the weather models |
| Per-ability windsurfing score | Yes — 0–100, beginner → expert | No | No | No |
| Nearshore wave physics | Yes — modelled per spot | Live wind stations + model | GFS/ICON/AROME wind tables | Multi-model (ECMWF/GFS/ICON) maps |
| Coverage | Europe — 2,500+ spots | Global (station-led) | Global spots | Global |
| Free tier | Today free on web; 3-day forecast free in the app | Free; paid Pro | Generous free; paid Pro | Generous free; paid Premium |
Competitor features change — check each app for its current offering. Comparison reflects our reading as of 2026.
Reading the table
Every tool here is genuinely useful — they're built for different jobs. iWindsurf is windsurfers — live wind; Windguru is wind sports — quick tables; Windy is reading the weather models.
What only 4Shor does for windsurfing: model how conditions actually behave at each spot on its own high-resolution European seabed map, then score that per sport and per ability. The 0–100 score is the output of real nearshore physics, which is why it can be read as a decision rather than a rating. See the full method, the windsurfing forecast across Europe, or the full app comparison.
FAQ
Windsurfing forecast app — common questions
What's the best windsurfing forecast app?
Windsurfers live in iWindsurf, Windguru and Windy — superb for raw wind strength, direction and gusts. What none of them do is judge the session for you. 4Shor weighs wind angle to the shore, gust spread and water state into one per-ability windsurf score, so you can see at a glance whether 20 knots cross-shore is a green light for your level.
Is 4Shor a good alternative to iWindsurf for windsurfing?
iWindsurf is strong for windsurfers — live wind. 4Shor's edge for windsurfing is the per-ability 0–100 score built from nearshore wave physics: Ideal windsurfing is a steady 15–25 knots blowing cross-shore over manageable chop — strong enough to plane, angled so a rest still drifts you home. Many riders use both — one to read the raw conditions, 4Shor to decide where to go.
Does 4Shor score windsurfing by ability?
Yes. Every spot is scored 0–100 for Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert, so the same conditions read differently for a learner and an expert — updated hourly across 2,500+ European windsurfing spots.