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Honningsvåg, Norway

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About Honningsvåg

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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.

Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. 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 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 sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 11°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in July, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Honningsvåg.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ALF, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Honningsvåg.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

Honningsvåg on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 21 kn gusting 29, side-onshore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct5021knside-on–
Mon 19Oct8029knside-on–
Tue 20Oct6026knon–
Wed 21Oct8028knside-on–
Thu 22Oct4318knside-on–
Fri 23Oct2818knside–
Sat 24Oct3320knside-on–
Sun 25Oct5827knside-on–
Mon 26Oct8026knside-on–
Tue 27Oct8021knside–

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 ALF, changing at FRA, then 2h 50 by road. About 22h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Honningsvåg

    19 kn gusting 26, onshore.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Honningsvåg

    20 kn gusting 28, side-onshore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Honningsvåg

    13 kn gusting 18, side-onshore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 18, side-shore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 20, side-onshore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ALF, changing at FRA, then 2h 50 by road. About 22h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £820–£1,575 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–£825
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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