Gen Roses, Spain

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Empuriabrava, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 52 km.

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About Gen Roses

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E 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 112). 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 months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Empuriabrava, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 52 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Gen Roses.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Gen Roses
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 17 knots	36kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 12 knots	24kn	offnot safe	chop
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 8 knots	15kn	offnot safe	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 3 knots	8kn	on	flat
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the south, 1 knot	6kn	on	flat
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	10kn	offnot safe	flat
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	7kn	side-on	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	9kn	side	flat
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 1 knot	13kn	offnot safe	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 2 knots	7kn	side	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).

Jan1of 7
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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 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 2h 45 by road. About 16h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 8, onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, onshore. Water: flat.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 7, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 2h 45 by road. About 16h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £720–£1,420 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. 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
Food £175–£330

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