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Assateague, United States

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About Assateague

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

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 700 m out (1 in 72). The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 25°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Chincoteague Island.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ORF, direct.

    See flights MDW → ORF · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Assateague.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 22 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8030knside2.1 mwaves
Mon 19Oct8025knside2.4 mwaves
Tue 20Oct8027knside2.1 mwaves
Wed 21Oct8026knside2.3 mwaves
Thu 22Oct017knoffnot safe1.7 mwaves
Fri 23Oct7825knside1.4 mwaves
Sat 24Oct7321knside1.1 mwaves
Sun 25Oct1417kncross-off1.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct010knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct015knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves

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).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 3h 05 by road. About 6h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Assateague

    19 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 2.1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Assateague

    20 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: waves 2.3 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 17, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Assateague

    17 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Assateague

    16 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 3h 05 by road. About 6h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £810–£1,465 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 £130–£275
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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