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Ekkerøy, Norway

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Honningsvåg, is 183 km away. Nearest airport: VDS (VDS), 10 km.

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About Ekkerøy

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 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. 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 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 13°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Honningsvåg, is 183 km away. Nearest airport: VDS (VDS), 10 km.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to IVL, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Ekkerøy.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Honningsvåg, is 183 km away. Nearest airport: VDS (VDS), 10 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Ekkerøy on Google Maps · Directions

Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 17 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8025knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct7222knonchop
Tue 20Oct8026knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct2619knonflat
Thu 22Oct1418knonflat
Fri 23Oct018knonflat
Sat 24Oct3620knonflat
Sun 25Oct5525knonflat
Mon 26Oct2117knside-onflat
Tue 27Oct7626knside-onflat

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to IVL, changing at AMS, then 3h 40 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Ekkerøy

    18 kn gusting 26, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Ekkerøy

    13 kn gusting 20, onshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to IVL, changing at AMS, then 3h 40 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £670–£1,315 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 £410–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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