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Sylt - Westerland, Germany

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About Sylt - Westerland

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

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.1 km out (1 in 313). The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January and December, with about 4 good days in 7; in April and May, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sylt. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → BLL · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Sylt - Westerland.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Sylt - Westerland on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 18 kn gusting 30, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.4 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct030knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves
Mon 19Oct024knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct022knoffnot safechop
Wed 21Oct022knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6634knside-on1.6 mwaves
Fri 23Oct025knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct024knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct4050knon1.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct7730knside-on2.4 mwaves
Tue 27Oct052knside2.8 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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 BLL, changing at AMS, then 2h 10 by road. About 18h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 22, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 16 kn gusting 22, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Sylt - Westerland

    25 kn gusting 34, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 19 kn gusting 25, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 24, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BLL, changing at AMS, then 2h 10 by road. About 18h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £835–£1,600 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 £410–£850
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

Places to eat near Sylt

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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