Coorong, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Meningie, 38 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 146 km.

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About Coorong

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 15°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 is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, May and June, with about 2 good days in 7; in March and April, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Meningie, 38 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 146 km.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Coorong.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Meningie, 38 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 146 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 22, onshore. Water: waves 1.9 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Coorong
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	15kn	offnot safe	0.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	20kn	offnot safe	1.4 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 7 knots	10kn	cross-off	1.3 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 8 knots	11kn	side-on	1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	8kn	offnot safe	2.0 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 11 knots	12kn	cross-off	1.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	72, good	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	22kn	on	1.9 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	66, good	wind from the south-west, 19 knots	28kn	on	2.7 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	45, fair	wind from the west, 13 knots	17kn	side-on	2.1 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	72, good	wind from the west, 22 knots	29kn	side-on	3.0 mwaves
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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
Mar1of 7
Apr1of 7
May2of 7
Jun2of 7
Jul2of 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 MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 2h 50 by road. About 31h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.3 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 11, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 2 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.8 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite Coorong
16 kn gusting 22, onshore. Water: waves 1.9 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 2h 50 by road. About 31h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,265–£2,520 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 £875–£1,820
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £110–£180
Food £245–£455

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