Borestranda, Norway

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Sola, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SVG (SVG), 9 km.

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About Borestranda

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

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). The sea is about 5°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Sola, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SVG (SVG), 9 km. Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SVG, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Borestranda.
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Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Sola, 10 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SVG (SVG), 9 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 15 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: waves 4.5 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Borestranda
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 5 knots	9kn	side	1.3 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	8kn	cross-off	0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	18kn	cross-off	1.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	9kn	offnot safe	1.4 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	24kn	offnot safe	1.3 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	10kn	cross-off	1.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	18kn	offnot safe	1.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 24 knots	44kn	cross-off	3.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	43, fair	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	31kn	side-on	4.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 21 knots	40kn	offnot safe	3.0 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).

Jan2of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr2of 7
May2of 7
Jun2of 7
Jul3of 7
Aug2of 7
Sep2of 7
Oct2of 7
Nov2of 7
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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to SVG, changing at AMS, then 30 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.8 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.4 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 24, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.3 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.2 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SVG, changing at AMS, then 30 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £595–£1,195 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 £390–£815
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £15–£25
Food £155–£290

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