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Block Island, United States

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About Block Island

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 18°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 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 gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually February, August and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is New Shoreham. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), direct.

    See flights MDW → PVD · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Block Island.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in New ShorehamAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in New Shoreham · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in New Shoreham · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Block Island on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 11 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct6715knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct1519knsidechop
Tue 20Oct028knside-on0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct035knside-on0.9 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6313knonchop
Fri 23Oct6719knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct5820knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct8016knside-onflat
Mon 26Oct8015knside-onflat
Tue 27Oct8013knside-onchop

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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec3of 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

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h 25 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 21 kn gusting 28, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 24 kn gusting 35, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Block Island

    10 kn gusting 13, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Block Island

    12 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Block Island

    13 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h 25 by road. About 5h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £825–£1,490 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 £145–£300
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

Places to eat near New Shoreham

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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