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West Palm Beach, United States

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About West Palm Beach

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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.

Water about 29°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 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 is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is West Palm Beach. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), direct.

    See flights MDW → FLL · Skyscanner from about £170 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to West Palm Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

West Palm Beach on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 15 kn gusting 25, side-shore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8025knside–
Mon 19Oct6524knside–
Tue 20Oct016knside-on–
Wed 21Oct013knside-on–
Thu 22Oct08knside-on–
Fri 23Oct013knside–
Sat 24Oct8026knside–
Sun 25Oct5334knside–
Mon 26Oct8030knside–
Tue 27Oct6425knside-on–

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. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 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 FLL, then 1h 35 by road. About 6h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 16, side-onshore.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 13, side-onshore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 8, side-onshore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 13, side-shore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite West Palm Beach

    15 kn gusting 26, side-shore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to FLL, then 1h 35 by road. About 6h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £850–£1,545 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 £170–£355
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near West Palm 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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