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Islamorada, United States

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About Islamorada

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 29°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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually June and July, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Islamorada.

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From Chicago: about 7 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Miami International Airport (MIA), direct.

    See flights MDW → MIA · Skyscanner from about £170 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to Islamorada.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 11 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct025knsidechop
Mon 19Oct027knside1.3 mwaves
Tue 20Oct027knside1.5 mwaves
Wed 21Oct024kncross-off1.2 mwaves
Thu 22Oct7020knside0.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct1524knsidechop
Sat 24Oct025kncross-off0.8 mwaves
Sun 25Oct035knside1.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct037knside1.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct029kncross-off1.2 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).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May4of 7
  6. Jun5of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 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 MIA, then 2h 05 by road. About 7h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 20 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Islamorada

    11 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 25, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to MIA, then 2h 05 by road. About 7h door to door

Rough cost

About £850–£1,545 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 £170–£355
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £115–£190
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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