Orther Bucht, Germany

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Fehmarnsund, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About Orther Bucht

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 4°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually December, with about 4 good days in 7; in May, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Fehmarnsund, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), direct. About 6 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Orther Bucht.
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No town nearby
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 18 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Orther Bucht
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	31kn	cross-off	chop
Mon 19Oct	59, good	wind from the east, 14 knots	27kn	side	chop
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	wind from the east, 13 knots	24kn	side	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	16kn	side-on	flat
Thu 22Oct	49, good	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	25kn	side-on	flat
Fri 23Oct	67, good	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	31kn	side-on	chop
Sat 24Oct	48, good	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots	34kn	on	chop
Sun 25Oct	67, good	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots	32kn	side-on	chop
Mon 26Oct	63, good	wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots	30kn	on	chop
Tue 27Oct	18, poor	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	26kn	on	chop

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).

Jan3of 7
Feb3of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr2of 7
May1of 7
Jun2of 7
Jul2of 7
Aug2of 7
Sep2of 7
Oct3of 7
Nov3of 7
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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to CPH, then 3h 10 by road. About 16h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Kite Orther Bucht
13 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Thu 22 Oct
Kite Orther Bucht
14 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: flat.
Fri 23 Oct
Kite Orther Bucht
18 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Kite Orther Bucht
19 kn gusting 34, onshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to CPH, then 3h 10 by road. About 16h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £680–£1,340 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 £420–£870
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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