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Vis, Croatia

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About Vis

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

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Vis.

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From Chicago: about 19 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SPU, changing at Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA). About 15 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → SPU · Skyscanner from about £470 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Vis.

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  3. Accommodation.

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Vis on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct08knsideflat
Mon 19Oct05knsideflat
Tue 20Oct8021knsidechop
Wed 21Oct039knside1.0 mwaves
Thu 22Oct4023knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct010knsidechop
Sat 24Oct4020knsidechop
Sun 25Oct8022knsidechop
Mon 26Oct8023knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct013knsideflat

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. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 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

    Fly ORD to SPU, changing at FRA, then 1h 15 by road. About 19h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Vis

    15 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 27 kn gusting 39, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Vis

    18 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, side-shore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Vis

    15 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SPU, changing at FRA, then 1h 15 by road. About 19h door to door

Rough cost

About £895–£1,730 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 £470–£980
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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