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eoliskite, Spain

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About eoliskite

Known for kitesurfing, 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 19°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 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 109). The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually April, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is l'Estartit. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 18 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BCN · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to eoliskite.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 13 kn gusting 28, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at eoliskite
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct49, goodwind from the north, 13 knots28kncross-offchop
Mon 19Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots18kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 6 knots13knside0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots10kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct17, poorwind from the south, 10 knots22knsidechop
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the north, 3 knots10kncross-offflat
Sat 24Oct0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots10knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct0, poorwind from the west, 3 knots9knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the north, 2 knots9knsidechop
Tue 27Oct0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot10knonflat

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 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 ORD to BCN, then 2h 30 by road. About 15h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 2h 30 by road. About 15h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £905–£1,730 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £185–£310
  • Food £175–£330

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