Aruba Boca Grandi, Aruba
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About Aruba Boca Grandi
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 29°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 7 good days in 7; in October and November, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sint Nicolaas. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.
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From Chicago: about 9 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AUA, direct.
See flights ORD → AUA · Skyscanner from about £260 returnAdGetting there. 35 min from the airport to Aruba Boca Grandi.
Accommodation.
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Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
Best on Sun 18: 17 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 80, good | wind from the east, 17 knots | 22kn | side-on | 1.4 mwaves |
| Mon 19Oct | 76, good | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves |
| Tue 20Oct | 74, good | wind from the east, 15 knots | 20kn | side-on | 1.1 mwaves |
| Wed 21Oct | 73, good | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 19kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves |
| Thu 22Oct | 66, good | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 19kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves |
| Fri 23Oct | 79, good | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 20kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves |
| Sat 24Oct | 76, good | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 22kn | side-on | 1.5 mwaves |
| Sun 25Oct | 66, good | wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots | 20kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 15kn | side | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 6kn | cross-off | chop |
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).
- Jan6of 7
- Feb6of 7
- Mar6of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May7of 7
- Jun7of 7
- Jul7of 7
- Aug6of 7
- Sep5of 7
- Oct4of 7
- Nov4of 7
- Dec6of 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 OctTravel out
Direct flight ORD to AUA, then 35 min by road. About 9h 35 door to door
- Tue 20 OctKite Aruba Boca Grandi
15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.1 m.
- Wed 21 OctKite Aruba Boca Grandi
15 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.
- Thu 22 OctKite Aruba Boca Grandi
14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.
- Fri 23 OctKite Aruba Boca Grandi
15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.
- Sat 24 OctKite Aruba Boca Grandi
16 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.5 m.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Direct flight ORD to AUA, then 35 min by road. About 9h 35 door to door
Rough cost
About £645–£1,225 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £260–£545
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £30–£45
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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