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Catania, Italy

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About Catania

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W 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 E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N 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 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Catania. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 40 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. 25 min from the airport to Catania.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CataniaAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Catania · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Catania · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Catania on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 14 kn gusting 34, side-onshore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct06knoffnot safechop
Mon 19Oct06knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct014knsidechop
Wed 21Oct08knonchop
Thu 22Oct03knoffnot safechop
Fri 23Oct07knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct04knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct07knoffnot safeflat
Mon 26Oct04knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct1334knside-onflat

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 25 min by road. About 18h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 8, onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 3, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 7, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 4, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CTA, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 18h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,940 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 £15–£25
  • Stay £245–£405
  • Food £230–£430

Places to eat near Catania

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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