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Fort Pierce, United States

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About Fort Pierce

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fort Pierce. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MCO, direct.

    See flights MDW → MCO · Skyscanner from about £155 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Fort Pierce.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Fort Pierce on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 16 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct5331knsidechop
Mon 19Oct5027knside-on1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct019knside0.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct012knsidechop
Thu 22Oct018knsidechop
Fri 23Oct3728knsidechop
Sat 24Oct5333knsidechop
Sun 25Oct5340knside1.1 mwaves
Mon 26Oct5331knside1.2 mwaves
Tue 27Oct4125knside1.5 mwaves

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 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

    Direct flight MDW to MCO, then 2h 50 by road. About 7h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Fort Pierce

    13 kn gusting 28, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Fort Pierce

    17 kn gusting 33, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to MCO, then 2h 50 by road. About 7h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,515 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 £155–£325
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near Fort Pierce

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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