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Free Way, Malta

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About Free Way

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

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually January, with about 4 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Pawl il-Baħar. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 10 dive sites.

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 9 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → MLA · Skyscanner from about £495 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Free Way.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in San Pawl il-BaħarAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in San Pawl il-Baħar · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in San Pawl il-Baħar · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Free Way on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 16 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct05knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct6419knsidechop
Tue 20Oct1715kncross-offchop
Wed 21Oct3322kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct8022knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct4517knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct4316knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct8023knsidechop
Mon 26Oct019knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct7626knside-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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 MLA, changing at CDG, then 35 min by road. About 19h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 22, cross-offshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Free Way

    16 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Free Way

    12 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Free Way

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to MLA, changing at CDG, then 35 min by road. About 19h door to door

Rough cost

About £875–£1,700 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 £495–£1,025
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near San Pawl il-Baħar

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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