Isola delle Correnti, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Portopalo di Capo Passero, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 57 km.

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About Isola delle Correnti

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 24°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 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 112). The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Portopalo di Capo Passero, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 57 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Isola delle Correnti.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Portopalo di Capo Passero, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIY (CIY), 57 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 17 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Isola delle Correnti
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	6kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	15kn	side	0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	18kn	cross-off	1.4 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	16kn	side	0.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 5 knots	15kn	side-on	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	11kn	cross-off	0.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	63, good	wind from the west, 16 knots	21kn	side-on	0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	68, good	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	19kn	side-on	1.2 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	80, good	wind from the west, 17 knots	23kn	side-on	1.2 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 8 knots	18kn	side-on	1.0 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).

Jan2of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar1of 7
Apr1of 7
May1of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep1of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov2of 7
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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 55 by road. About 20h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.4 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 11, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite Isola delle Correnti
16 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 55 by road. About 20h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,640 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 £490–£1,015
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £80–£130
Food £230–£430

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