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Hellestø, Norway

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About Hellestø

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

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 88). The sea is about 5°C in March, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually December, with about 5 good days in 7; in April and May, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bryne. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SVG, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → SVG · Skyscanner from about £390 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Hellestø.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Hellestø on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 16 kn gusting 33, side-onshore. Water: waves 4.5 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct010knside1.3 mwaves
Mon 19Oct09kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct3723kncross-off1.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct012knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct4126kncross-off1.3 mwaves
Fri 23Oct010knside1.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct1721kncross-off1.4 mwaves
Sun 25Oct5147kncross-off3.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct7733knside-on4.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct5144kncross-off3.1 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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 SVG, changing at AMS, then 35 min by road. About 17h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Hellestø

    11 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.9 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 12, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Hellestø

    12 kn gusting 26, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 21, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SVG, changing at AMS, then 35 min by road. About 17h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £770–£1,490 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 £390–£815
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Bryne

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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