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Holmestrand, Norway

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About Holmestrand

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 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). The sea is about 3°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Holmestrand.

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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 Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 9 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → OSL · Skyscanner from about £400 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 50 from the airport to Holmestrand.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Holmestrand on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 17 kn gusting 37, side-shore. Water: flat.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct09knsideflat
Mon 19Oct011knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct09knside-onflat
Wed 21Oct020knside-onflat
Thu 22Oct018knside-onflat
Fri 23Oct06knside-onflat
Sat 24Oct1721knside-onflat
Sun 25Oct5337knsideflat
Mon 26Oct020knoffnot safeflat
Tue 27Oct018knoffnot 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. 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 OSL, changing at DUB, then 1h 50 by road. About 18h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 9, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 6, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OSL, changing at DUB, then 1h 50 by road. About 18h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £825–£1,585 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 £400–£835
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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