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Kemi, Finland

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About Kemi

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

Water about 8°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 11.1 km out (1 in 1111). The sea is about 0°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 18°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kemi.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RVN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → RVN · Skyscanner from about £415 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Kemi.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Kemi on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 12 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct012knsideflat
Mon 19Oct4832knonchop
Tue 20Oct019knonchop
Wed 21Oct014kncross-offflat
Thu 22Oct015kncross-offflat
Fri 23Oct4720knsidechop
Sat 24Oct014knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct6726knsidechop
Mon 26Oct5922knsidechop
Tue 27Oct2032knside-onchop

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. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 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 ORD to RVN, changing at DUB, then 2h 10 by road. About 20h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 15, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Kemi

    11 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RVN, changing at DUB, then 2h 10 by road. About 20h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £840–£1,605 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 £415–£855
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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