Boujdour, Morocco

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Laâyoune, is 171 km away. Nearest airport: EUN (EUN), 168 km.

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About Boujdour

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 22°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). The sea is about 18°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually July, with about 7 good days in 7; in December, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Laâyoune, is 171 km away. Nearest airport: EUN (EUN), 168 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LPA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).
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Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to Boujdour.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Laâyoune, is 171 km away. Nearest airport: EUN (EUN), 168 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 16 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Boujdour
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	51, good	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	22kn	side	chop
Mon 19Oct	21, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	22kn	side	chop
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	26kn	side	0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 7 knots	12kn	cross-off	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	12kn	offnot safe	chop
Fri 23Oct	77, good	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	29kn	side	chop
Sat 24Oct	79, good	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	29kn	side	0.9 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	70, good	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	29kn	side	0.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	18kn	offnot safe	0.9 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	17, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	18kn	side	chop

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).

Jan3of 7
Feb4of 7
Mar4of 7
Apr4of 7
May5of 7
Jun6of 7
Jul7of 7
Aug6of 7
Sep6of 7
Oct4of 7
Nov3of 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 LPA, changing at LIS, then 4h 05 by road. About 21h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 12, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Kite Boujdour
16 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite Boujdour
16 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to LPA, changing at LIS, then 4h 05 by road. About 21h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £595–£1,190 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 £405–£845
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £45–£80
Food £110–£200

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