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Bondi, Australia

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About Bondi

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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sydney. Within 5 km we also list 16 surf spots, 6 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → SYD · Skyscanner from about £820 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Bondi.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Bondi on Google Maps · Directions

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Live webcam

Clovelly Beach, 3 km away

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 16 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct011knside1.4 mwaves
Mon 19Oct4019knside1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct7720knside1.2 mwaves
Wed 21Oct5919knside1.2 mwaves
Thu 22Oct7422knside1.3 mwaves
Fri 23Oct7423knside1.4 mwaves
Sat 24Oct6622knside1.5 mwaves
Sun 25Oct017knoffnot safe1.7 mwaves
Mon 26Oct022kncross-off1.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct015kncross-off1.2 mwaves
Wed 28Oct021knoffnot safe0.8 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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 30 min by road. About 27h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Sydney Maroubra

    16 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Sydney Maroubra

    15 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Sydney Maroubra

    17 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Sydney Maroubra

    17 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Sydney Maroubra

    17 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 30 min by road. About 27h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,360–£2,650 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 £820–£1,705
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£30
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Sydney

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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