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Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands

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About Grace Bay

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

Water about 29°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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.4 km out (1 in 238). The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually February, March, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Providenciales. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PLS, direct.

    See flights ORD → PLS · Skyscanner from about £210 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Grace Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Grace Bay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct016kncross-offchop
Mon 19Oct016kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct011kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct010kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct09kncross-offchop
Fri 23Oct011knsidechop
Sat 24Oct019knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct017knonchop
Mon 26Oct018knside-on0.9 mwaves
Tue 27Oct011kncross-off0.8 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. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 ORD to PLS, then 30 min by road. About 8h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 11, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 9, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 19, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to PLS, then 30 min by road. About 8h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £585–£1,100 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 £210–£435
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£30
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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