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Second Valley, Australia

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About Second Valley

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 15°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 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 200 m out (1 in 19). The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Second Valley. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

    See flights MDW → ADL · Skyscanner from about £875 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Second Valley.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 8 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct5321knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct6718knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct6717knside-onflat
Wed 21Oct015knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct6719knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct7915knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct8018knsidechop
Sun 25Oct1327knonchop
Mon 26Oct5322knsidechop
Tue 27Oct026knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 windsurf 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. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 30 by road. About 29h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Rapid Bay

    8 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 15, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Rapid Bay

    10 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Rapid Bay

    6 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Second Valley

    8 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 30 by road. About 29h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,505–£2,915 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 £875–£1,820
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

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