Al Sawadi, Oman

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Sur, is 222 km away. Nearest airport: MCT (MCT), 53 km.

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About Al Sawadi

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.4 km out (1 in 244). The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 32°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Sur, is 222 km away. Nearest airport: MCT (MCT), 53 km.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MCT, changing at İstanbul Airport (IST). About 13 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Al Sawadi.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Sur, is 222 km away. Nearest airport: MCT (MCT), 53 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 12 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: flat.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Al Sawadi
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	13, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	15kn	on	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	12kn	side-on	flat
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	8kn	on	flat
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	8kn	on	flat
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	6kn	side	flat
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 1 knot	10kn	offnot safe	flat
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	16kn	side-on	flat
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	9kn	side-on	flat
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	9kn	on	flat
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	11kn	on	flat
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

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

Jan0of 7
Feb0of 7
Mar0of 7
Apr0of 7
May0of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug0of 7
Sep0of 7
Oct0of 7
Nov0of 7
Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to MCT, changing at IST, then 1h 15 by road. About 24h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 8, onshore. Water: flat.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, onshore. Water: flat.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 6, side-shore. Water: flat.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to MCT, changing at IST, then 1h 15 by road. About 24h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £935–£1,870 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £675–£1,400
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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