Capo Testa, Italy

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Santa Teresa Gallura, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FSC (FSC), 29 km.

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About Capo Testa

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E 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 W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). 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 windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Santa Teresa Gallura, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FSC (FSC), 29 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to FSC, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Capo Testa.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Santa Teresa Gallura, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: FSC (FSC), 29 km.
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Where it is

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Windsurf spot

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 12 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Capo Testa
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	8kn	offnot safe	chop
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots	21kn	offnot safe	0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	21kn	offnot safe	chop
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	wind from the west, 24 knots	31kn	on	1.6 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	34kn	on	2.3 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	80, good	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	19kn	side-on	0.9 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	42kn	on	3.0 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	69, good	wind from the west, 17 knots	30kn	on	1.7 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	43, fair	wind from the west, 22 knots	40kn	on	2.0 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	72, good	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	28kn	on	1.4 mwaves

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).

Jan3of 7
Feb2of 7
Mar2of 7
Apr2of 7
May2of 7
Jun2of 7
Jul2of 7
Aug2of 7
Sep2of 7
Oct2of 7
Nov2of 7
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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to FSC, changing at CDG, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 21, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 24 kn gusting 31, onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Windsurf Capo Testa
23 kn gusting 34, onshore. Water: waves 2.3 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Windsurf Capo Testa
12 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 31 kn gusting 42, onshore. Water: waves 3 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to FSC, changing at CDG, then 50 min by road. About 18h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £770–£1,525 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £455–£945
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £50–£85
Food £230–£430

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