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Gillhusodden, Norway

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About Gillhusodden

Known for kitesurfing, 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 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, 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 gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Drammen.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to OSL, changing at DUB. About 9 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Gillhusodden.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Gillhusodden on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 14 kn gusting 30, side-onshore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct07knoffnot safe–
Mon 19Oct05knoffnot safe–
Tue 20Oct06knside–
Wed 21Oct016knoffnot safe–
Thu 22Oct014knside–
Fri 23Oct018knon–
Sat 24Oct014knoffnot safe–
Sun 25Oct1227knside-on–
Mon 26Oct020knon–
Tue 27Oct3530knside-on–

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 6, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 16, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 18, onshore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 14, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 18h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £825–£1,585 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 £400–£835
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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