Komodo, Indonesia
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Labuan Bajo, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BMU (BMU), 84 km.
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About Komodo
Known for kitesurfing, 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 28°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 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 6). The sea is about 27°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Labuan Bajo, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BMU (BMU), 84 km.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Labuan Bajo, 49 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BMU (BMU), 84 km.
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Where it is
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Forecast
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 8kn | side | flat |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knots | 13kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 19kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 29kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 12kn | offnot safe | flat |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 24kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 23kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 21kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 19kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east, 2 knots | 25kn | offnot safe | chop |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
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
- Jun0of 7
- Jul0of 7
- Aug0of 7
- Sep0of 7
- Oct0of 7
- Nov0of 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 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 19, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 29, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 12, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 24, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 23, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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