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Kitesurf Corn Island, Nicaragua

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About Kitesurf Corn Island

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W 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, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in October, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, July and December, with about 4 good days in 7; in September and October, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Carib Town.

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ADZ, changing at PTY.

    See flights ORD → ADZ · Skyscanner from about £240 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to Kitesurf Corn Island.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Kitesurf Corn Island on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 14 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4023knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct1616knonchop
Tue 20Oct014knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct017knonchop
Thu 22Oct014knonchop
Fri 23Oct013knonchop
Sat 24Oct016knsidechop
Sun 25Oct5019knsidechop
Mon 26Oct020knsidechop
Tue 27Oct012knside0.8 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. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 ADZ, changing at PTY, then 4h 05 by road. About 17h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 14, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 13, onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ADZ, changing at PTY, then 4h 05 by road. About 17h door to door

Rough cost

About £515–£980 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 £240–£505
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £45–£70
  • Stay £100–£165
  • Food £95–£175

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