Kjærstranda, Norway
Also within 20 km of Stavern
- Stavern Kite spot · 2.6 km from Stavern
Watch this spot We email you when Kjærstranda is worth the trip.
About Kjærstranda
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 floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). 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 September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Stavern. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.
Book the trip
From Chicago: about 19 h 40 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.
See flights ORD → KRS · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAdGetting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Kjærstranda.
Accommodation.
Stay in StavernAd
Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
See all places to stay in Stavern (ad) on Booking.com →Closest towns to stay in
Stavern 4 min by car · rooms from £60 a night
Places to stay in Stavern · Booking.com Ad
Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.
Hire and lessons.
Kitesurfing lessons in Stavern · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Stavern · GetYourGuideAd
Budget 
Mid-range 
Luxury Where it is
Kjærstranda on Google Maps · Directions
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Forecast
Best on Sat 24: 17 kn gusting 31, onshore. Water: chop.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 4 knots | 10kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 8kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 16kn | cross-off | flat |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots | 28kn | cross-off | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 30, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 26kn | side-on | chop |
| Fri 23Oct | 31, poor | wind from the east, 14 knots | 26kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Sat 24Oct | 54, good | wind from the south-east, 17 knots | 31kn | on | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 51, good | wind from the south, 15 knots | 49kn | side-on | 1.4 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 33, poor | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 30kn | side | 1.0 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 33, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 30kn | side | 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).
- Jan2of 7
- Feb2of 7
- Mar2of 7
- Apr1of 7
- May1of 7
- Jun1of 7
- Jul1of 7
- Aug1of 7
- Sep2of 7
- Oct2of 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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to KRS, changing at AMS, then 2h 45 by road. About 19h 40 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctKite Stavern
17 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctKite Stavern
16 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.
- Fri 23 OctKite Stavern
16 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
- Sat 24 OctKite Stavern
15 kn gusting 25, onshore. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to KRS, changing at AMS, then 2h 45 by road. About 19h 40 door to door
Rough cost
About £825–£1,580 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 £400–£830
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £70–£115
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
Book the trip
Where to stayAd
Places to stay · Booking.com (ad)Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.