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Engholmstranda/Langstranda, Norway

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About Engholmstranda/Langstranda

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 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, 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 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 is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually January, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Larkollen. Within 5 km we also list 3 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 9 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → OSL · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Engholmstranda/Langstranda.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Engholmstranda/Langstranda on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 16 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct011kncross-offflat
Mon 19Oct010knside-onflat
Tue 20Oct09kncross-offflat
Wed 21Oct2016kncross-offflat
Thu 22Oct5017kncross-offflat
Fri 23Oct011kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct3916kncross-offflat
Sun 25Oct7838knsidechop
Mon 26Oct8023knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct5723knside-onchop

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 OSL, changing at DUB, then 2h 05 by road. About 18h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 15, side-shore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 16, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Engholmstranda/Langstranda

    13 kn gusting 17, cross-offshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Store Sletter

    12 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 2h 05 by road. About 18h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £825–£1,585 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 £400–£835
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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