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Blanko Kitesurf Beach Club, Tunisia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 163 km away. Nearest airport: TUN (TUN), 10 km.

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About Blanko Kitesurf Beach Club

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 24°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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 163 km away. Nearest airport: TUN (TUN), 10 km.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TUN, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → TUN · Skyscanner from about £475 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Blanko Kitesurf Beach Club.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, El Kala, is 163 km away. Nearest airport: TUN (TUN), 10 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 16 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: flat.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Blanko Kitesurf Beach Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct44, fairwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots18kncross-offflat
Mon 19Oct19, poorwind from the south-east, 11 knots14knsideflat
Tue 20Oct47, fairwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots16kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct23, poorwind from the north-west, 12 knots16knsideflat
Thu 22Oct22, poorwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots16knsidechop
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots12kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct20, poorwind from the north-west, 11 knots18knsidechop
Sun 25Oct46, fairwind from the north-west, 12 knots18knsidechop
Mon 26Oct80, goodwind from the north-west, 16 knots21knsideflat
Tue 27Oct50, goodwind from the north-east, 13 knots19knonflat

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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

    Fly ORD to TUN, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 18h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Blanko Kitesurf Beach Club

    13 kn gusting 16, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to TUN, changing at CDG, then 30 min by road. About 18h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £680–£1,370 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 £475–£985
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£30
  • Food £155–£290

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