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Augusta, Italy

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About Augusta

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

Water about 24°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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually January, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Augusta.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CTA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 8 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → CTA · Skyscanner from about £490 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Augusta.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Augusta on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 8 kn gusting 12, side-shore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct8012knside–
Mon 19Oct8011knside–
Tue 20Oct809knside–
Wed 21Oct379knside-on–
Thu 22Oct8012knside–
Fri 23Oct8010knside-on–
Sat 24Oct4014knside–
Sun 25Oct2726knside–
Mon 26Oct012knside–
Tue 27Oct018kncross-off–

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 50 min by road. About 19h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Augusta

    6 kn gusting 9, side-shore.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Augusta

    6 kn gusting 9, side-onshore.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Augusta

    7 kn gusting 12, side-shore.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Augusta

    6 kn gusting 10, side-onshore.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Augusta

    8 kn gusting 14, side-shore.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 50 min by road. About 19h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,050–£2,000 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 £490–£1,015
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £50–£85
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

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