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Buxton, United States

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About Buxton

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

Water about 23°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Buxton. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to ORF, direct.

    See flights MDW → ORF · Skyscanner from about £130 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 35 from the airport to Buxton.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 19 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct050knside3.6 mwaves
Mon 19Oct043knside3.5 mwaves
Tue 20Oct2237knside3.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct6934knside2.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct7923knside2.0 mwaves
Fri 23Oct8024knside1.6 mwaves
Sat 24Oct8027knside1.7 mwaves
Sun 25Oct7931knside-on2.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct7729knside2.2 mwaves
Tue 27Oct7331knside-on2.7 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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 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

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 3h 35 by road. About 7h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 28 kn gusting 37, side-shore. Water: waves 3 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Buxton

    25 kn gusting 34, side-shore. Water: waves 2.9 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Buxton

    17 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: waves 2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Buxton

    19 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Buxton

    21 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to ORF, then 3h 35 by road. About 7h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £810–£1,465 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 £130–£275
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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