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Ostsee Kiteschule, Germany

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About Ostsee Kiteschule

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 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 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 gently: 10 m deep about 4.8 km out (1 in 476). The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in May, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lubmin.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), direct. About 6 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 20 from the airport to Ostsee Kiteschule.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4025knsidechop
Mon 19Oct022kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct018knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct011knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct8021knsideflat
Fri 23Oct017knoffnot safeflat
Sat 24Oct019knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct027knoffnot safechop
Mon 26Oct8021knsideflat
Tue 27Oct023knoffnot safechop

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 CPH, then 3h 20 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Ostsee Kiteschule

    15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 17, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 19, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to CPH, then 3h 20 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £845–£1,620 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 £420–£870
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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