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Marzamemi, Italy

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About Marzamemi

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 24°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 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 112). The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually March, April, May and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Marzamemi. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Marzamemi.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Marzamemi on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 19 kn gusting 38, onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct04knonchop
Mon 19Oct012knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct014knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct014kncross-offchop
Thu 22Oct04knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct07knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct07knsideflat
Sun 25Oct011knoffnot safechop
Mon 26Oct05kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct4838knonchop

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. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 45 by road. About 19h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 0 kn gusting 4, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 7, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 7, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 1h 45 by road. About 19h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,080–£2,045 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 £490–£1,015
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £80–£130
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

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