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Blåvand, Denmark

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About Blåvand

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

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 25.0 km out (1 in 2500). The sea is about 5°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, June, July and August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Blåvand.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BLL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BLL · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Blåvand.

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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 Wed 21: 16 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct022knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves
Mon 19Oct016knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct020knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct8022knside0.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct7324knside1.1 mwaves
Fri 23Oct022kncross-off1.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct018knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves
Sun 25Oct3049knside-on2.3 mwaves
Mon 26Oct5628knon2.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct051knside-on3.3 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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov2of 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 BLL, changing at AMS, then 1h 35 by road. About 18h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 20, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Blåvand

    16 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Blåvand

    18 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.8 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BLL, changing at AMS, then 1h 35 by road. About 18h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,600 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 £410–£850
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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