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Oulu, Finland

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About Oulu

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S 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 0°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, March and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oulu. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 20 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OUL, changing at Munich Airport (MUC).

    See flights ORD → OUL · Skyscanner from about £415 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Oulu.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 13 kn gusting 29, side-shore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct012knside–
Mon 19Oct5629knside–
Tue 20Oct018knside-on–
Wed 21Oct012knoffnot safe–
Thu 22Oct017knoffnot safe–
Fri 23Oct017knoffnot safe–
Sat 24Oct09knon–
Sun 25Oct020kncross-off–
Mon 26Oct1926kncross-off–
Tue 27Oct025kncross-off–

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 OUL, changing at MUC, then 30 min by road. About 20h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 18, side-onshore.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 12, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 17, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 17, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 0 kn gusting 9, onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OUL, changing at MUC, then 30 min by road. About 20h door to door

Rough cost

About £790–£1,530 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 £415–£865
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£30
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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