Dakhla Lagoon South, Morocco

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Dakhla, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 8 km.

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About Dakhla Lagoon South

Known for kitesurfing, 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 20°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 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 20°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Dakhla, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 8 km.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to VIL, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).
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Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Dakhla Lagoon South.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Dakhla, 7 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: VIL (VIL), 8 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 15 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Dakhla Lagoon South
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	16kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	18kn	side	chop
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	11kn	offnot safe	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	7kn	cross-off	chop
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 9 knots	11kn	offnot safe	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	15kn	offnot safe	chop
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	20kn	offnot safe	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	18kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	24kn	offnot safe	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	16kn	offnot safe	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).

Jan0of 7
Feb0of 7
Mar0of 7
Apr0of 7
May0of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug0of 7
Sep0of 7
Oct0of 7
Nov0of 7
Dec0of 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 VIL, changing at MAD, then 30 min by road. About 19h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 7, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 20, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to VIL, changing at MAD, then 30 min by road. About 19h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £580–£1,160 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 £420–£870
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £15–£25
Food £110–£200

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