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Surfside, United States

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Also within 20 km of Surfside Beach

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About Surfside

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 27°C: no wetsuit. 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 exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.9 km out (1 in 294). The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually April, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Surfside Beach. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), direct.

    See flights MDW → HOU · Skyscanner from about £150 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Surfside.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Surfside BeachAd

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

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Surfside Beach · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Surfside Beach · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Surfside on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 16 kn gusting 22, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct017knside0.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct5919knside1.2 mwaves
Tue 20Oct5118knside1.1 mwaves
Wed 21Oct016knside1.1 mwaves
Thu 22Oct011knsidechop
Fri 23Oct09knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct2217knside-on0.9 mwaves
Sun 25Oct7722knside-on1.3 mwaves
Mon 26Oct5319knside-on1.4 mwaves
Tue 27Oct015knside1.0 mwaves

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. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 MDW to HOU, then 1h 40 by road. About 6h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Surfside

    13 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 11, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 9, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to HOU, then 1h 40 by road. About 6h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £830–£1,505 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 £150–£315
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near Surfside Beach

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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