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Mayreau, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Clifton, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: UNI (UNI), 5 km.

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About Mayreau

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 29°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 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 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February and June, with about 6 good days in 7; in September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Clifton, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: UNI (UNI), 5 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 12 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to UVF, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 35 from the airport to Mayreau.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Clifton, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: UNI (UNI), 5 km.

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Where it is

Mayreau on Google Maps · Directions

Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct3517knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct7020knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct1421knonchop
Wed 21Oct4217knonchop
Thu 22Oct1516knonchop
Fri 23Oct3616knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct5221knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct4117knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct8020knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct6119knside-onchop

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec5of 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

    Direct flight ORD to UVF, then 2h 35 by road. About 12h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 21, onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Mayreau

    13 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Mayreau

    12 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Mayreau

    13 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to UVF, then 2h 35 by road. About 12h door to door

Rough cost

About £540–£1,050 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 £280–£580
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Food £155–£290

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