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Jamaica Montego Bay, Jamaica

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About Jamaica Montego 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 30°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 steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Montego Bay. Within 5 km we also list 4 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 7 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MBJ, direct.

    See flights MDW → MBJ · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Jamaica Montego Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Jamaica Montego Bay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct07knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct08knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct06knoffnot safeflat
Wed 21Oct05knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct07knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct09knoffnot safeflat
Sat 24Oct07kncross-offflat
Sun 25Oct05knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct06knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct06kncross-offflat

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

    Direct flight MDW to MBJ, then 25 min by road. About 7h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 6, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 5, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 7, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 7, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to MBJ, then 25 min by road. About 7h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £585–£1,105 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 £215–£445
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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