Jomfruland, Norway

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Jomfruland, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 50 km.

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About Jomfruland

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW 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, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and June, with about 1 good days in 7; in April, May and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Jomfruland, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 50 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KRS, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Jomfruland.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Jomfruland, 2 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TRF (TRF), 50 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 19 kn gusting 28, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Jomfruland
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the north, 7 knots	11kn	cross-off	flat
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	12kn	offnot safe	flat
Tue 20Oct	61, good	wind from the north-east, 17 knots	23kn	side	chop
Wed 21Oct	80, good	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	28kn	side	chop
Thu 22Oct	59, good	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	20kn	side-on	chop
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	wind from the south-west, 16 knots	27kn	side	1.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	80, good	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	24kn	side	chop
Sun 25Oct	58, good	wind from the south-south-east, 26 knots	35kn	on	0.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	80, good	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	30kn	side	0.9 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	31, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 26 knots	35kn	on	1.2 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).

Jan1of 7
Feb1of 7
Mar1of 7
Apr0of 7
May0of 7
Jun1of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep1of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov1of 7
Dec1of 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 KRS, changing at AMS, then 2h 20 by road. About 19h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Kite Jomfruland
17 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Kite Jomfruland
19 kn gusting 28, side-shore. Water: chop.
Thu 22 Oct
Kite Jomfruland
14 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Kite Jomfruland
16 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite Jomfruland
16 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to KRS, changing at AMS, then 2h 20 by road. About 19h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £660–£1,300 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 £400–£830
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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