Frosta-Tautra, Norway
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About Frosta-Tautra
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.
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 town to stay in is Frosta.
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From Chicago: about 18 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TRD, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → TRD · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAdGetting there. 40 min from the airport to Frosta-Tautra.
Accommodation.
Stay in FrostaAd
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Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
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Frosta 11 min by car · rooms from £60 a night
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Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.
Hire and lessons.
Kitesurfing lessons in Frosta · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Frosta · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
Frosta-Tautra on Google Maps · Directions
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Forecast
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 14kn | side-on | flat |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 3 knots | 9kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 10 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 18kn | cross-off | flat |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | flat |
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).
- Jan0of 7
- Feb0of 7
- Mar0of 7
- Apr0of 7
- May0of 7
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 7
- 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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to TRD, changing at AMS, then 40 min by road. About 18h 25 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 16, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 14, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 13, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to TRD, changing at AMS, then 40 min by road. About 18h 25 door to door
Rough cost
About £785–£1,510 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 £395–£815
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £35–£60
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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