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Noumea, New Caledonia

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About Noumea

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 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 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 2.2 km out (1 in 222). The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, June, July and August, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Nouméa. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to NOU, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).

    See flights MDW → NOU · Skyscanner from about £725 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Noumea.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Noumea on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 13 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct022knside1.1 mwaves
Mon 19Oct019kncross-off0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct019kncross-off1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct3817knside0.8 mwaves
Thu 22Oct2718knsidechop
Fri 23Oct1917knsidechop
Sat 24Oct4619knsidechop
Sun 25Oct014kncross-offchop
Mon 26Oct4012knsidechop
Tue 27Oct369knonchop
Wed 28Oct348knsideflat

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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec4of 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 NOU, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h by road. About 31h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Noumea

    13 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Noumea

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to NOU, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h by road. About 31h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,150–£2,255 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 £725–£1,505
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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