Seychelles La Digue, Seychelles

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: La Digue, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PRI (PRI), 17 km.

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About Seychelles La Digue

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

Water about 28°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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best month is usually August, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: La Digue, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PRI (PRI), 17 km. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SEZ, changing at Zürich Airport (ZRH).
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Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Seychelles La Digue.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: La Digue, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PRI (PRI), 17 km.
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 14 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Seychelles La Digue
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	79, good	wind from the south-east, 19 knots	19kn	side-on	1.0 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	67, good	wind from the east, 14 knots	21kn	on	0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	80, good	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	21kn	side-on	chop
Wed 21Oct	80, good	wind from the north-north-west, 18 knots	27kn	side	0.8 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	14kn	side-on	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	11kn	side-on	chop
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	15kn	side-on	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17kn	side-on	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	14kn	side-on	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 5 knots	16kn	on	chop
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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).

Jan0of 7
Feb1of 7
Mar0of 7
Apr0of 7
May1of 7
Jun4of 7
Jul4of 7
Aug5of 7
Sep4of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov0of 7
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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to SEZ, changing at ZRH, then 1h 10 by road. About 27h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Kite Seychelles La Digue
14 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Kite Seychelles La Digue
18 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 11, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SEZ, changing at ZRH, then 1h 10 by road. About 27h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,065–£2,140 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 £805–£1,670
To the UK airport £35–£65
Hire car £70–£115
Food £155–£290

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