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St Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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About St Kitts

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 29°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 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 floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Brumaire. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to SXM, direct.

    See flights ORD → SXM · Skyscanner from about £255 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to St Kitts.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

St Kitts on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct011knsidechop
Mon 19Oct09kncross-offchop
Tue 20Oct010knsidechop
Wed 21Oct010knsidechop
Thu 22Oct012knsidechop
Fri 23Oct012knsidechop
Sat 24Oct016knsidechop
Sun 25Oct015knsidechop
Mon 26Oct016knsidechop
Tue 27Oct015knsidechop

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 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 SXM, then 1h 55 by road. About 10h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 10, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SXM, then 1h 55 by road. About 10h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £680–£1,275 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 £255–£525
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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