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Key West, United States

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About Key West

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S 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 N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 23°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Key West. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EYW, direct.

    See flights ORD → EYW · Skyscanner from about £175 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Key West.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Key West · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Key West · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Key West on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 19 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct7928knside-onchop
Mon 19Oct8027knsidechop
Tue 20Oct8030knsidechop
Wed 21Oct5523knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct2020knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct7325knsidechop
Sat 24Oct7830knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct8037knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct8039knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct8035knside-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. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 ORD to EYW, then 20 min by road. About 5h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Key West

    22 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Key West

    17 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Key West

    19 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Key West

    20 kn gusting 30, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EYW, then 20 min by road. About 5h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £755–£1,395 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 £175–£370
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £15–£25
  • Stay £270–£455
  • Food £260–£480

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