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Gladstone, Australia

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About Gladstone

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gladstone.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GLT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

    See flights MDW → GLT · Skyscanner from about £790 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Gladstone.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Gladstone on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 14 kn gusting 30, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct5330knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct1923knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct4424knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct012knsideflat
Thu 22Oct013knonchop
Fri 23Oct016knonchop
Sat 24Oct012knside-onflat
Sun 25Oct016knside-onflat
Mon 26Oct012knsideflat
Tue 27Oct012knoffnot safeflat
Wed 28Oct06knoffnot safeflat

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. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 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 MDW to GLT, changing at LAX and BNE, then 25 min by road. About 30h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Gladstone

    11 kn gusting 24, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 12, side-shore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 13, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GLT, changing at LAX and BNE, then 25 min by road. About 30h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,325–£2,585 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 £790–£1,645
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

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