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Storsand, Norway

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About Storsand

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.

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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). The town to stay in is Hommelvik.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to TRD, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → TRD · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

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

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in HommelvikAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Hommelvik · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Hommelvik · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Storsand on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct010knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct06knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct08knoffnot safeflat
Wed 21Oct016knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct025kncross-offflat
Fri 23Oct013knoffnot safeflat
Sat 24Oct019knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct025knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct033knoffnot safeflat
Tue 27Oct022kncross-offflat

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. Mar0of 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to TRD, changing at AMS, then 30 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 16, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 13, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 19, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to TRD, changing at AMS, then 30 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £770–£1,480 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 £395–£815
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£30
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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