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Santa Pola, Spain

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About Santa Pola

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 23°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 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 floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 222). The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best month is usually March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santa Pola.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD). About 7 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → ALC · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Santa Pola.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Santa Pola on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Wed 28: 13 kn gusting 24, side-shore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct010knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct012knsideflat
Wed 21Oct010kncross-offflat
Thu 22Oct08knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct012knsideflat
Sat 24Oct09knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct011knsideflat
Mon 26Oct09knside-onflat
Tue 27Oct010knsideflat
Wed 28Oct2424knside–

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. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to ALC, changing at MAD, then 30 min by road. About 17h 10 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 8, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 9, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ALC, changing at MAD, then 30 min by road. About 17h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £845–£1,630 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£30
  • Stay £185–£310
  • Food £175–£330

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